Holland investigating whether it missed Israeli alerts prior to mob assaults

The government in Amsterdam launched an inquiry into whether alerts from Jerusalem were overlooked prior to the mob attacks carried out on Thursday night against Israeli soccer fans, Justice Minister David van Weel said in a letter to the Dutch Parliament, Reuters reported on Saturday. Read more

ICC to launch sexual-misconduct probe of top prosecutor

The International Criminal Court will launch an external investigation into sexual misconduct accusations against its top prosecutor, Karim Khan, the Associated Press reported on Friday. Read more

A year after Oct 7, terrorists’ remains found in Kibbutz Nirim

On Thursday, 397 days since Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, Israeli workers discovered terrorists’ remains in Kibbutz Nirim in the western Negev. Read more

On the other hand

It is easy to fall into the mistaken belief that nobody loves us given the steady stream of negative international media reporting against Israel. Read more

US ‘asked Qatar to expel Hamas’ after hostage deal snub

The US told Qatar the presence of Hamas in Doha is no longer acceptable in the weeks since the Palestinian terrorist group rejected the latest proposal to achieve a ceasefire and a hostage deal, a senior administration official says. Read more

Trump

וללב מלכים אין חקר
“There is no way to  plumb the depths of the hearts of kings.”
Proverbs 25:3
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The opportunity of Trump’s victory

A collective sigh of relief was heard across Israel as the results of the U.S. presidential election were declared. Read more

Israel dodges bullet

A nightmare has been averted, both for Israel and the West. Read more

Far-right extremist vows to continue doing Nazi salute

A self-proclaimed “Hitler soldier” has been granted bail as he appeals a one-month jail sentence for performing the Nazi salute outside a court. Read more

Netanyahu sends planes to Amsterdam to rescue Jews from ‘pogrom’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated at about 4:30 a.m. local time that he was dispatching two rescue planes to Amsterdam following a “serious incident of violence against Israeli citizens.” Read more

Trust and betrayal: the story of a little Dutch girl hiding from the Nazis

A little Jewish Dutch girl, Liesbeth Prins, known as Liesje, was hidden during World War II by two brave families in the Netherlands. Read more

Nov-17 4:00pm SBS Word Movies: The Great Dictator

A Jewish barber loses his memory after a plane crash. Read more

Nov-21 7:30pm SBS World Movies: The Last Vermeer

While Joseph Piller, a Dutch Jew, was fighting in the Resistance during the Second World War, the debonair art connoisseur Han van Meegeren was selling Dutch art to Hermann Goring and other Nazis. Read more

“When the violin falls silent  music in hiding”

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“When the violin falls silent  music in hiding”

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‘The world needs Israeli solutions’: climate innovation amid conflict

Despite being at war for the last year, Israel continues to play a key role in the fight against climate change. Read more

Blame games

It can be claimed with nearly 100% certainty that no People/Nation has been blamed more often for more baseless reasons than the Jews. Read more

Ramallah braces for Trump: Palestinians must ‘recalibrate policies’

Concerned by President-elect Donald Trump’s impending return to the White House, the Palestinian Authority is already bracing for a new administration in Washington. Read more

Sick Palestinians and their carers leave Gaza in war’s largest medical evacuation

In the largest evacuation of its kind since the October 7 attacks, 231 sick Palestinians and their caregivers have been taken to Israel and then flown to the United Arab Emirates and Romania for treatment. Read more

Knesset passes law allowing imprisonment of terrorists under age 14

In a vote of 55 to 33 – out of 120 – Israel’s Knesset has voted final passage on a new law that will allow courts to sentence terrorists under the age of 14 to prison. Read more

Trump 2.0: Pompeo, Friedman among floated appointees

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to begin selecting the members of his new cabinet soon. Read more

Neo-Nazi group targeted as police make four arrests

Four men have been arrested following a series of allegedly racist attacks linked to Australia’s largest neo-Nazi group. Read more

Wong defends UN refugee agency delivering Palestine aid

A United Nations aid agency is best placed to deliver aid to Gaza and this fact must be acknowledged after Israel attacked its credibility, the government says. Read more

Yad Vashem head warns of rising antisemitism, urges concrete action in Australia

Dani Dayan, Chairman of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem, has called for urgent and decisive action against the rising tide of antisemitism in Australia, describing it as a threat that demands strong moral leadership and practical measures. Read more

New Claims Conference position for Robert Goot

Robert Goot, deputy president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, has been invited to serve on the Claims Conference’s Ad Hoc Committee on Education Allocation Priorities. Read more

Shabbat Leych Lecha

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‘Everyone is mourning’: Palestinian media reacts to Trump

Faced with President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Palestinian leaders in Ramallah acknowledged they will have to significantly change their policies. Read more

Hezbollah missile strikes near Tel Aviv airport, operations return to normal

A Hezbollah missile struck the area of Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport during a barrage, forcing travellers to briefly take shelter on Wednesday. Read more

A look at the new Israeli cabinet ministers running the war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, created a shift not just at Israel’s Defence Ministry but also at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read more

Kaddish – a Holocaust Memorial concert

A music review by Victor Grynberg Read more

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