Dry Bones: Haredi roadblock
August 22, 2023 by J-Wire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s government has weathered the opposition’s anti-reform protests, consisting of blocking major highways, streets and intersections. Read more
Israeli Nathan Levy v White Nationalist Ben – an Ultimate Fighting Championship
August 22, 2023 by Avi Kumar
From New Zealand’s Jewish Past: Joseph Edward Nathan – developed New Zealand’s export dairy industry and the formation of one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies
August 22, 2023 by Features Desk
Joseph was born on 2 March 1835 in Houndsditch, part of the East End of London. Read more
Israel faces prolonged escalation in Judea and Samaria
August 22, 2023 by Yaakov Lappin
Monday’s murderous terrorist attack on Route 60 in Hebron, in which an Israeli woman was shot dead and a man seriously injured, is just the latest indication of the sad fact that Israel is in the middle of a prolonged security escalation in Judea and Samaria—with no end in sight. Read more
Israeli killed, another wounded in shooting near Hebron
August 21, 2023 by JNS
An Israeli woman in her 40s was killed and a man was seriously wounded on Monday in a terrorist shooting near Hebron in Judea. Read more
Thank Bradley Cooper and Helen Mirren
August 21, 2023 by Agencies
Right on cue, the Jewish Whiner Brigade has jumped on Bradley Cooper for his use of a prosthetic nose in his depiction of legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein in the upcoming movie “Maestro.” Read more
Dry Bones: Reform on hold?
August 21, 2023 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
Why Mr Shuldig always wears orange and blue… Read more
Israeli doctor uses augmented reality robot tech in spinal procedure in a world first
August 21, 2023 by Pesach Benson
In a world-first, doctors at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Centre successfully combined cutting-edge Augmented Reality and robotic technology in complex spinal surgery. Read more
Doctors miraculously save pregnant woman and fetus from death
August 21, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Tatiana Cohen and the doctors who saved her and the life and her fetus are describing her rescue as a “miracle” after she suddenly began experiencing intense pains from what turned out to be a rare medical condition. Read more
Israel’s Cabinet approves A$1.3b for eastern Jerusalem
August 21, 2023 by TPS
Israel’s Cabinet on Sunday approved a five-year, 3.2 billion shekel (A$1.3 billion) to invest in the residents of eastern Jerusalem. Read more
Jemima Montag wins world silver medal
August 21, 2023 by AAP
Drawing strength and inspiration from her late grandmother, who was a Holocaust survivor, Melbourne walker Jemima Montag has dug deep to claim the 20km silver medal at the world championships in Budapest. Read more
Millions allocated for Jerusalem security over High Holidays
August 21, 2023 by TPS
Israel’s Ministry of National Security has allocated A$50 million to bolster security in eastern Jerusalem over the upcoming Jewish high holidays, which begin on Friday, Sept. 15, with Rosh Hashanah. Read more
King Abdullah & Abbas reject Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
Jordan’s King Abdullah and PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas have broken their 15 months long silence by finally rejecting the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution – first published in Saudi Arabia on 8 June 2022 – that shredded the failed two-state solution pursued by Saudi Arabia and the Arab League since 2002 (Arab Peace Initiative). Read more
Feintooner
August 21, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Germany dons Israeli kippah for protection Read more
How do you explain the large number of Jews in art and other forms of culture?
August 21, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
To weaken Hezbollah, you have to weaken Iran
August 20, 2023 by Ben Cohen
It’s hardly a revelation that Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Shi’a terrorist group in Lebanon, is once again engaging in provocations along Israel’s northern border. Read more
The problem isn’t Bradley Cooper’s nose
August 20, 2023 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
I was at least partly wrong when I wrote about the reaction to Bradley Cooper’s nose last year. Read more
A Pilate operation
August 20, 2023 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
Bibi Netanyahu is not Israel’s saviour. And this cartoon is not about Bibi. Read more
Cirque du Soleil’s Crystal
August 20, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne entertainment review by Alex First Read more
A true friend of Israel is a friend of the Palestinian people
August 20, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
ALP luminary Michael Easson addressed the Australian Labor Party National Conference on Friday on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Read more
Israelis killed in terror attacked identified as father and son
August 20, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Two Israelis killed in Saturday’s terror attack in the Palestinian village of Huwara have been identified as Ashdod residents Shay Silas Nigrekar, 60 and his 28-year-old son, Aviad. Read more
Rabbi Gabi joins the board at VEOHRC
August 20, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
ARK Centre’s Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann has been appointed by the Victorian Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes to the Board of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission. Read more
No prejudgement on final status of Jerusalem: Penny Wong
Penny Wong says Labor’s changed position on Israel and Palestinian lands is not a prejudgement on the final status of Jerusalem by Australia. Read more
On the other hand
August 19, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
In 1536 CE, the Roman Catholic Church in Portugal extended its campaign against Jews by establishing the Inquisition in Brazil. Read more
ALP status quo on Israel-Palestine
August 18, 2023 by AAP J-Wire
The Labor Party Conference held in Brisbane has maintained the recent changes in its policy regarding the Israel-Palestinian conflict without any further additions. Read more
Say No to Give, Send, Go
August 18, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council today called on the Conservative Political Action Conference to repudiate the sponsorship arrangement it has with the controversial fundraising outfit “Give, Send, Go”, which reportedly hosts fundraising efforts by neo-Nazis and other extremist groups. Read more
Gal Gadot sweats, cries through spicy chicken wing ‘Hot Ones’ interview
August 18, 2023 by JNS
Gal Gadot sweats, cries through spicy chicken wing ‘Hot Ones’ interview
Tel Aviv Light Rail to open to the public today
August 18, 2023 by Etgar Lefkovits
The Red Line’s 34 stations run from Bat Yam through Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, Ramat Gan and Petach Tikva.
Arabic subtitles for ‘Oppenheimer’ film omit references to Jews
August 18, 2023 by JNS
Universal Pictures defended the translation of “stranger.”
Aug-25 3:20pm SBS-World Movies: Into The Arms Of Strangers
August 18, 2023 by J-Wire
For nine months prior to World War II, Britain conducted an extraordinary rescue mission, opening its doors to over 10,000 Jewish and other children from Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. Read more
