Israeli president, Palestinian PM to attend conference
February 13, 2024 by AAP
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh are among hundreds of high-ranking officials due to attend the Munich Security Conference this week, its chair Christoph Heusgen says. Read more
US, Jordan throw weight behind Gaza ceasefire effort
US President Joe Biden and Jordan’s King Abdullah are keeping up the pressure for a Gaza Strip ceasefire as senior mediators were to resume work on an Israel-Hamas truce agreement, with the threat of an Israeli ground offensive looming in Rafah. Read more
NZ govt MPs pick Lamb Day BBQ over Palestine protest
February 13, 2024 by AAP
In this clash of competing interests for Kiwi politicians, there was only ever going to be one winner. Read more
Hate speech and ‘doxing’ under microscope after leak
February 13, 2024 by AAP
Australians who share others’ personal information without their consent have been put on notice as the government fast-tracks moves to criminalise “doxing”. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past
February 13, 2024 by Features Desk
Zara Baar Aronson OBE – Sydney-based journalist, editor, welfare worker, feminist and restaurateur. Read more
Jerusalem denies entry to UN official who blamed Israel for Oct. 7
Israel will bar Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the “occupied Palestinian territories,” from entering the Jewish state, including Judea and Samaria. Read more
The Superbowl ads you missed
February 12, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s National Public Diplomacy Directorate, via the Government Advertising Agency, ahead of the Super Bowl, launched a combined campaign in US, including smart television ads, billboards in major cities and radio broadcasts, to raise awareness for releasing the hostages. Read more
The Rocky Horror Show
February 12, 2024 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
UN keeps Gazans penned in Gaza, Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine buried
February 12, 2024 by David Singer
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres continues to wring his hands in anguish as the humanitarian crisis threatens to worsen in Gaza – whilst he still refuses to take any action to transfer Gaza’s women, children, the sick and elderly to 50 UN refugee camps providing safe havens outside Gaza in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and the West Bank. Read more
ECAJ calls for doxxing to be made illegal
February 12, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has reacted to last week’s making public members of a WhatsApp group of 600 Jewish people in the creative and artistic fields. Read more
Feintooner
February 12, 2024 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: The Secretary Whisperer. Read more
‘Devastating’: Australia’s warning to Israel on Gaza
February 12, 2024 by AAP
Australia has expressed serious concerns about potential “devastating consequences” if Israel launches military strikes on Rafah in southern Gaza, where 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering. Read more
Israel rescues two hostages From Rafah
February 12, 2024 by Pesach Benson
Two Israeli hostages were rescued from the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Monday morning, the Israel Defence Forces announced. Read more
Israeli study breaks time barrier in chemical simulations, opens door to new discoveries
February 12, 2024 by Pesach Benson
A new Israeli study has discovered that a known practice in information technology can also be applied to chemistry, opening the door for scientific breakthroughs in chemistry, geology, pharmaceuticals, and the engineering of new materials. Read more
Dry Bones: It’s criminal
February 11, 2024 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
Will ‘wokeism’ destroy Western civilisation? Read more
Biden’s and Blinken’s words do real harm
February 11, 2024 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Words matter. That’s the thing to remember about the libellous descriptions of Israel’s efforts to eradicate Hamas terrorists that came forth from both U.S. President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in recent days. Read more
Mitch Albom’s new Holocaust novel is about ‘price we pay for the lies we tell’
February 11, 2024 by JNS
On a visit to Yad Vashem 10 years ago, Mitch Albom, the sports journalist turned inspirational book author, was struck by a story that emerged from one of the video displays. Read more
IDF ready for war to expand north, commander says
February 11, 2024 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
The Israel Defence Forces is committed to changing “the security reality” in northern Israel, a senior IDF commander pledged to northern residents on Friday, amid continued Hezbollah attacks and Israeli Air Force strikes on Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon. Read more
When fighting antisemitism, you can’t pick and choose
February 11, 2024 by Ben Cohen
It was one of those incidents that you never expect will happen to you, but when it does, it changes your life irrevocably. Read more
Israeli burger chains go strictly kosher to support soldiers, war effort
February 11, 2024 by JNS
Some branches of Israel’s largest hamburger fast-food chains—McDonald’s, Burger Ranch and BurgerIM—will start enforcing the higher kosher standards to support Israel Defense Force soldiers who only eat mehadrin-certified meat, local media reported on Thursday. Read more
Believe Hamas
February 11, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Liberal MP Julian Lesser addresses federal parliament, Tentacles, Greens, Nova Peris, support for the Jewish community and antisemitism. VIDEO. Read more
Meet Colin Krycer
February 11, 2024 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Henry Greener chats with Colin Krycer who has recently been awarded an OAM. Read more
On the other hand
February 11, 2024 by Michael Kuttner
According to the Israel Meteorological Authority, this winter has seen the most beneficial rainfall in thirty years. Read more
South Africa. Time to leave?
February 11, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
Why is South Africa leading the outpouring of hatred towards Israel? Is the writing on the wall? Is it because of endemic anti-Semitism? Or is there something more to this than meets the eye?
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Montag breaks her own Australian record in 20km walk
February 11, 2024 by AAP
Jemima Montag has franked her credentials as a red-hot medal contender at the Paris Olympics by smashing her own national 20km record at the Australian race walking championships in Adelaide. Read more
‘Is this the little play I carried?’: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ turns 60
February 10, 2024 by Dave Gordon - JNS
As the Good Book says … Read more
L’Chaim to Life: Senator Simon Birmingham
February 9, 2024 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein speaks with Senator Simon Birmingham, Liberal Party Senator for South Australia since May 2007 and is the current Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs. Read more
Olamit Wolf feeds the troops: she chats with Henry Greener
February 9, 2024 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Olamit Wolf is a foodie with a huge mission…to provide masses of healthy, nutritious, convenient food daily to the IDF soldiers, the evacuees and the injured in Israel. Read more
INTO THE FRAY: Comparing Coalitions
February 9, 2024 by Martin Sherman
While the current coalition is far from unblemished, things could be worse—and have been recently, Read more
UN chief vows swift action on ‘infiltration of Hamas’
February 9, 2024 by AAP
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pledged to act immediately on any new information from Israel related to “infiltration of Hamas” in the world body after nine UN staff in the Gaza Strip were fired. Read more
