Pre-Pesach Programs Brings Bar and Bat Mitzvah Happiness to 120 children
April 21, 2016 by Agencies
In advance of the Pesach holiday, seventy Israeli Bar Mitzvah boys and forty Bat Mitzvah girls were invited to participate in a large celebration hosted by the Chesed Menachem Mendel program of the Colel Chabad charitable organisation. Read more
Jerusalem bus bombing shatters relative silence on Israel’s terrorism front
April 20, 2016 by Agencies
The smoke billowing from a burning bus. The sirens of the first responders. The smell of explosives. All of those came back to haunt Jerusalem on Monday when a bomb detonated on Egged Bus 12 as it made its way from the Talpiot neighborhood to the city center. Read more
Rivlin helps the needy
April 20, 2016 by Agencies
Lauder lauds Putin
April 20, 2016 by Agencies
A delegation of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) and the Russian Jewish Congress (RJC), led by WJC President Ronald S. Lauder, has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read more
John Kasich: celebrate Passover by fulfilling God’s purpose for your life
April 20, 2016 by Agencies
Ohio governor John Kasich is a Republican presidential candidate…and sends a Passover message. Read more
Disabled children perform for Netanyahu
April 19, 2016 by Agencies
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ‘deeply moved’ by a musical performance by disabled children at his annual pre-Pesach reception last week. Read more
Ukraine confirms appointment of Jewish prime minister
April 15, 2016 by Agencies
The Ukrainian Parliament has confirmed the appointment of the Jewish former mayor of Vinnytsia as the country’s new prime minister, following the resignation of prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Read more
First-of-its-kind nuclear imaging machine installed at Israeli hospital
Israeli patients will be the first in the world to enjoy a first-of-its-kind hybrid imaging scanner, which was installed at Haifa’s Rambam Hospital this week. Read more
Mike Baird meets Reuven Rivlin
Call for relations between Indonesia and Israel
March 31, 2016 by Agencies
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met in Jerusalem with a delegation of senior Indonesian journalists who visited Israel as guests of the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Read more
New trade partners
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has met with Vice Premier of China Liu Yandong. Read more
Honest Reporting – from Australia and New Zealand
HonestReporting, the world’s largest media watchdog organisation dedicated to ensuring that Israel is represented fairly and accurately in the media has launched “HonestReporting Down Under.” Read more
AIJAC at AIPAC
March 29, 2016 by Agencies
THE Australia-Israel relationship and Israel’s growing ties with Asia were among the topics addressed by Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein at the AIPAC conference in Washington, DC last week. Read more
Medical cannabis demand could be as high as $100 million
Initial demand for medicinal cannabis in Australia could be as high as 8,000 kg of the product worth more than $100 million per year, according to a study by the University of Sydney Business School. Read more
Start up for start ups
March 22, 2016 by Agencies
MassChallenge Israel identifies the startups with the highest potential across the globe and across Israel and provides a gateway to the dynamic Israeli entrepreneurial ecosystem during a 4-month accelerator program. Read more
Erdogan offers condolences
March 22, 2016 by Agencies
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has received a condolence letter from President Erdogan of Turkey following the terror attack yesterday in Istanbul, in which three Israelis were murdered and a further 10 injured. Read more
Purim prank lands Jewish teenagers in Iranian jail
March 18, 2016 by Agencies
Two 17-year-old Iranian-Jewish teenagers were arrested in Tehran this week after they were caught spray painting the words “Death to Haman” on a building. Read more
WJC calls for more efforts against religious incitement, urges vigilance vis-à-vis Iran
March 18, 2016 by Agencies
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has called for increased efforts to combat religious incitement at the conclusion of its plenary assembly in Buenos Aries. Read more
Former Mossad chief passes away
March 17, 2016 by Agencies
Major General (reserves) Meir Dagan, the tenth Director of the Mossad, passed away in Israel on March 17. Read more
Israel develops bionic heart patch
March 16, 2016 by Agencies
In a significant breakthrough, Israeli researchers from Tel Aviv University say they have engineered a bionic heart patch…designed to prolong the lives of heart attack victims. Read more
International Women’s Day
March 8, 2016 by Agencies
Israel’s First Lady Mrs. Nechama Rivlin has met with women who have been victims of sexual assault or abuse, who chose to tell their stories through a special cover story in the a women’s magazine in honor of International Women’s Day. Read more
Large winery and a Roman bathhouse discovered in Jerusalem
March 5, 2016 by Agencies
Unexpected finds more than 1,600 years old were uncovered during archaeological excavations financed by the Merom Yerushalayim Company, which the Israel Antiquities Authority is carrying out in Schneller Compound prior to the construction of residential buildings for Jerusalem’s ultra-orthodox population. Read more
Rivlin talks to AIJAC’s Mark Leibler
March 4, 2016 by Agencies
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council national chairman Mark Leibler has spoke with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin about the postponement of his planned State Visit to Australia. Read more
Landmark Zion Square to become a centre of tolerance
February 27, 2016 by Agencies
The historic Zion Square, in the heart of downtown Jerusalem, the site of dozens of protests and demonstrations, will soon become a square of tolerance and mutual respect in the spirit of the late Shira Banki, who was murdered at a Gay Pride parade last year. Read more
A 3,000-yr-old schmatta discovery
February 27, 2016 by Agencies
The ancient copper mines in Timna are located deep in Israel’s Arava Valley and are believed by some to be the site of King Solomon’s mines. The arid conditions of the mines have seen the remarkable preservation of 3,000-year-old organic materials, including seeds, leather and fabric, and other extremely rare artifacts that provide a unique window into the culture and practices of this period. Read more
The former SS soldier who fell in love with a Jewish woman
February 24, 2016 by Agencies
Traumatised and nearly starved in the aftermath of WWII, former SS soldier Hans Post was brought back to life by two women. ABC Producer William Verity discovers Hans’ transformation and the love of his Jewish wife, Gina Behrens. Read more
Digitalised Dead Sea Scrolls
February 24, 2016 by Agencies
Dead Sea Scrolls scholars and computer science experts are embarking on a new collaborative research partnership with the aim of creating a dynamic virtual work environment for the study of one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century. Read more
Last survivor of the Treblinka uprising passes away
The World Jewish Congress is mourning the passing of Samuel Willenberg, the last survivor of the Treblinka uprising, who died on Friday in Israel at the age of 93. Read more
7,000-yr-old settlement found in Jerusalem
February 21, 2016 by Agencies
The remains of an ancient settlement from the Chalcolithic period approximately 7,000 years ago were unearthed in north Jerusalem during archaeological excavations on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority prior to the laying of a road in the Shuʻfat neighborhood. Read more
NZ lifts sanctions against Iran
Foreign Minister Murray McCully today announced that New Zealand has completed the domestic processes required to lift the United Nations sanctions against Iran. Read more
