It’s not about democracy
February 12, 2023 by Caroline Glick - JNS
What’s happening in Israel is not what it seems. The left, in all its component parts, is not fighting against an effort by the government and the Knesset to destroy Israel’s democracy. Read more
On the other hand
February 12, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
In the wake of the devastating Turkish earthquake, Israel’s emergency international aid organizations have swung into action. Read more
Palestinian killed by Jewish settler, Palestinians say
February 12, 2023 by AAP
A Jewish settler fatally shot a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said. Read more
Yaakov’s 8-year-old brother dies of injuries from car-ramming attack
February 12, 2023 by Pesach Benson
An eight-year-old boy critically injured in Friday’s car-ramming attack in northern Jerusalem died of his injuries on Saturday. Read more
Two killed, five injured in Jerusalem car-ramming attack
A six-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man were killed in a car-ramming attack in northern Jerusalem on Friday afternoon. Read more
Megastar Hugh Laurie joins cast of Israeli spy thriller ‘Tehran’
February 10, 2023 by JNS
Hugh Laurie is headed to “Tehran,” as the Israeli spy thriller has been picked up for a third season by Apple TV+, Deadline reported Wednesday. Read more
Can an earthquake bring Middle Eastern enemies together?
February 10, 2023 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
There is nothing that makes the human condition more visibly fragile than the kind of massive natural disaster that Turkey and Syria are now facing in the wake of a massive earthquake. Read more
Israeli rescue teams saving lives in Turkey
February 10, 2023 by JNS
United Hatzalah, the world’s largest volunteer emergency medical service, has a team of 25 volunteers on the ground in Turkey to help save lives following the devastating earthquakes that have claimed the lives of more than 21,000 people. Read more
The dreams turning into reality: Jake becomes a Young Socceroo
February 10, 2023 by Jonathan Benjamin
Sydney FC mid-fielder 18-year-old Jake Girdwood-Reich has been selected for the Football Federation Australia (FFA) under-20s men’s team, the Young Socceroos. Read more
How Britain has failed to prevent Islamist extremism and to protect Jews
February 10, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
While events in Israel continue to attract disproportionate and distorted global attention, Islamic extremism remains a threat inside Western society. Read more
Israeli Theocracy
February 10, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
In the febrile political polemic of our times, language is a victim as people use words loosely, inaccurately, and without thinking of their significance or meaning. Read more
Bach to Bossa and Beyond
February 10, 2023 by Arts Editor
Conductor and pianist Vladimir Fanshil presents the first concert this year in the Live at the Great series featuring the world-renowned Grigoryan Brothers. Read more
Madrid offers to ‘twin’ with Tel Aviv
February 10, 2023 by JNS
Call it the Spanish Reacquisition. Read more
Egypt wants West Bank violence quelled ahead of Ramadan
February 10, 2023 by AAP
Egypt has stepped up mediation between Israel and the Palestinians in a bid to tamp down violence in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank and prevent its spread to the Gaza Strip ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Read more
Inconvenient Reminders
February 10, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
Sweeping embarrassing and painful occurrences under the proverbial carpet is a popular pastime for many. Read more
Israeli sailors to talk to Soul to Sole
February 10, 2023 by Community newsdesk
Israeli Olympic sailing athletes Noya Bar-Am and Saar Tamir will be special guests at Sydney’s Jewish women’s group, Soul to Sole event later this month. Read more
Wittenoom: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
February 9, 2023 by Alex First
Wittenoom, the former town and declared contaminated site in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, was, in short, a death trap. Read more
Melbourne’s Israel 75 Peace Garden
February 9, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
At its council meeting this week, Glen Eira Council Councillors voted unanimously in favour of Zionism Victoria’s proposal for the establishment of an Israel 75 Peace Garden in recognition of the Jewish State’s 75th anniversary this year. Read more
Barcelona boycotts Israel
February 9, 2023 by JNS
Barcelona’s mayor Ada Colau notified Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today that she is suspending all of the Spanish city’s ties with Israel. Read more
Shabbat Yitro: Pacificism
February 9, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
“And if you make for Me an altar of stones, do not build it out of hewn stones, because if you use your sword in making it, you will profane it” (Exodus 20:22). Read more
Spoiler Alert: a movie review by Alex First
February 9, 2023 by Alex First
As the title suggests, the outcome is writ large at the start of the film, which is based on a best-selling memoir by Michael Ausiello. Read more
Immigrating Jews arrive in Israel from Ukraine’s ‘Living Hell’
February 9, 2023 by Pesach Benson
A flight of 90 immigrating Ukrainian Jewish refugees arrived in Israel on Wednesday and described life amid Russian rocket attacks as a “living hell.” Read more
MDA paramedic in Turkey participates in rescue
February 9, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Israeli delegation to the disaster zone in Turkey was called tonight to rescue two trapped people from the ruins in the disaster zone in Kahramanmaras in the south of the country. Read more
L’Chaim – To Life: Sinai Gohar Barak – DeserTech and the Great Green Wall
February 9, 2023 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Sinai Gohar Barak, the ecosystem development manager of the DeserTech community in Be’er Sheva, Israel. Read more
Teen volunteer discovers rare 1,600 year-old gold bead in Jerusalem
February 9, 2023 by Pesach Benson
A unique 1,600 bead made from pure gold at least 1,600 years ago was discovered by an 18-year volunteer sifting dirt at a Jerusalem archaeological site, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday. Read more
One blockbuster and two oddments: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
February 9, 2023 by Fraser Beath McEwing
There is no doubt that the SSO wanted to please Mahler fans with last night’s opening Emirates concert of the season. Read more
Leifer’s trial behind closed doors
February 9, 2023 by J-Wire
The trial of a former ultra-Orthodox Jewish school principal accused of raping three former students is set to head behind closed doors. Read more
Ex-Orthodox principal Leifer denies raping sisters
February 8, 2023 by AAP
Former ultra-Orthodox Jewish school principal Malka Leifer allegedly raped a former student and told her it would help her for her wedding night. Read more
Waverley Council moves to protect shule
February 8, 2023 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney’s Waverley Council has passed a motion to protect the Flood Street shule. Read more
Academic study finds New York Times biased against Israel
February 8, 2023 by Pesach Benson
An academic study backs up what critics of the New York Times have been arguing for years – that the leading U.S. paper is biased against Israel. Read more
