Who is afraid of education?
February 18, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
Education has been a core value in Judaism from the very start. Read more
The Whisper
February 18, 2024 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Gaza talks halted over ‘delusional’ demands: Netanyahu
February 18, 2024 by AAP
Israel sent negotiators for truce talks in Cairo as requested by US President Joe Biden but they did not go back for further talks because Hamas’ demands are “delusional,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says. Read more
Terrorist kills two Israelis, wounds four in shooting in southern Israel
A terrorist shot and killed two Israelis and wounded four others on Friday afternoon at a bus stop near the Re’em Masmiya Junction, near Kiryat Malachi in the northern Negev Desert, medical officials said. Read more
The antisemitism crisis is out of control
February 16, 2024 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The war in Gaza is prying open a potentially game-changing fissure in British politics that has wider implications for the Western world. Read more
Dry Bones: We are fighting evil
February 16, 2024 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
We are fighting evil. Read more
Israel blasts UN official who called Hamas a ‘political movement’
February 16, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz blasted a UN official who insisted that Hamas is a “political movement” and not a terror organisation. Read more
Meet Me at Dawn
February 16, 2024 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Israel asks World Court to reject Rafah emergency order
February 16, 2024 by AAP
Israel has asked the International Court of Justice to dismiss a request by South Africa to issue additional emergency measures because of Israel’s plan to extend its offensive in Gaza into the city of Rafah. Read more
What a contrast
February 16, 2024 by Michael Kuttner
Argentina’s newly elected president’s recent visit to Israel was a politically refreshing breath of fresh air. Read more
Reject ‘propaganda’ against aid agency, Australia urged
February 16, 2024 by AAP
Australia is being urged to immediately reinstate aid for Palestinian refugees and commit to a national debate on a two-state solution with Israel. Read more
Ceasefire motion proposed at City of Melbourne
February 16, 2024 by David Marlow
Australian city councils continue to be an avenue for anti-Israel activists to sew discord and division locally, dismantling the social cohesion that has been built over decades. Read more
Rafah standoff: Israel’s strategic calculus amidst international pressure
February 16, 2024 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Despite increasing international opposition, Israel is determined to act in Rafah, the last stronghold of Hamas, which sits on the Egyptian border. Read more
Targeted assassinations eliminate terrorists from October 7 massacre
February 15, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Israeli forces in Gaza have carried out targeted assassinations of around 15 Hamas terrorists who participated in the October 7 massacres, the Israel Defence Forces said on Thursday. Read more
Shabbat Trumah: Repititions
February 15, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
The word Trumah , which is the title of this week’s reading from the Torah, refers to three different types of either obligatory or voluntary donations that were designed to fund the construction of the Tabernacle and maintain its running costs. Read more
Judicial reform controversy emboldened Israel’s enemies
February 15, 2024 by Khaled Abu Toameh
The controversy over the judicial reform proposed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government last year was what likely encouraged Iran’s terror proxies Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis to attack Israel. Read more
Fallen Leaves
February 15, 2024 by Alex First
A movie review by Alex First Read more
Australia warns Israel, reveals anti-UN misinformation
February 15, 2024 by AAP
Australia has found multiple instances of misinformation regarding a United Nations organisation helping Palestinian refugees that Israel wants disbanded.
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‘Aliyah’ applications from Western countries surge since Oct. 7
February 15, 2024 by Etgar Lefkovits
Israel expects a wave of immigration in the wake of the war against Hamas, fueled by solidarity with the Jewish state and antisemitism rising worldwide, the minister of aliyah and integration said on Wednesday. Read more
Barak: Hold elections by June to adopt two-state solution
February 15, 2024 by David Isaac
Israel must hold elections by June if Israel is to have a chance to accept the Biden administration’s plan for a post-war Gaza Strip, former Prime Minister Ehud Barak argued on Tuesday in Twitter Space, a forum for live conversations on X. Read more
‘I am going to The Hague to speak for those who no longer can’
February 15, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
One hundred representatives of families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza left for The Hague on Wednesday morning to submit a comprehensive complaint to the International Criminal Court on behalf of the victims of Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist invasion. Read more
Australia keen to resume Palestine aid ‘soon’: minister
As Israel signals an intention to target the last refuges in Gaza, the Australian government says it wants to restore aid to a United Nations Palestinian relief agency as soon as possible. Read more
Israeli team prevents memory deterioration in Alzheimer’s animal model
February 15, 2024 by JNS
Tel Aviv University researchers have found a method of preventing memory deterioration in the animal model of Alzheimer’s disease, the university announced on Tuesday. Read more
Documenting darkness: National Library of Israel preserving ‘collective memory’ of October 7
February 14, 2024 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
The National Library of Israel has embarked on a massive project to collect and archive any materials from around the world that have been published about the October 7 massacre, both the good and the bad. Read more
Rescued hostages never received promised medication renewing calls to cut Gaza aid
February 14, 2024 by Pesach Benson
The families of two hostages rescued from Gaza told Israeli media their loved ones did not receive medication that Hamas and Qatar promised would be delivered to the captives, renewing calls for Israel to cut back on humanitarian aid to the Strip. Read more
Under scrutiny for Jew-hatred, Harvard hosts UN official who blames Jews for Oct. 7
February 14, 2024 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
Anti-Israel vultures of a feather flock together. Read more
IDF airs new footage of Sinwar hiding in Hamas terror tunnel
February 14, 2024 by JNS
The Israel Defence Forces released a new video on Tuesday night that appears to show Hamas terror leader Yahya Sinwar and his family hiding in a tunnel under Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. Read more
Herzog: South African case a ‘blood libel’ against the Jews
February 14, 2024 by David Isaac
One of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s chief concerns for Israel and the civilised world is the corruption of the international legal system, which “has begun to ignore reality and truth.” Read more
Dry Bones: Contemporary semantics
February 14, 2024 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
Speaking to a “woke” world that rewrites history… Read more
The Wharf Revue: Pride in Prejudice
February 14, 2024 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
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