Simunic to miss World Cup
December 17, 2013 by Agencies
Croatian international Australian-born Josip Simunic has been suspended for ten official matches by FIFA, banned from entering the confines of the stadiums for those ten matches and fined CHF 30,000. Read more
Search for Paul Arber: Body found in river
December 12, 2013 by Agencies
As investigators work to formally identify the body of a man recovered from the Waikato River in Hamilton this morning, colleagues are taking steps to ensure a group of teenage rowers, who discovered the body, get all the support they need. Read more
Chanukah in the Bush
December 2, 2013 by Agencies
As Jewish communities in major cites across Australia celebrate the Chanukah festival this week, one group is heading into country Australia to support Jewish people living in isolated areas without a synagogue or connection to their culture. Read more
Billy Crystal’s Serious Side…writes Robert Gluck
After suffering a tough personal loss early in life, there has always been a serious side to the comedy of famed Jewish entertainer Billy Crystal. Read more
Peres in Praise or Rabin
October 17, 2013 by Agencies
Israeli President Shimon Peres has spoken at the State Memorial Ceremony marking 18 years since the murder of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Read more
Ponim Book
October 16, 2013 by Agencies
Facebook has established its first research and development unit outside of the United States…in Israel, personally welcomed by President and Facebook user Shimon Peres. Read more
Facebook faces online hate protest
October 15, 2013 by Agencies
The Melbourne-based Online Hate Prevention Institute has played an integral role in a protest by more than 75 people at Facebook HQ in Menlo Park Calfornia over the issue of antisemitism and Holocaust denial on the social media platform. Read more
A truly Grand Final for Daniel Waks
October 2, 2013 by Agencies
Melbourne’s Caulfield Auskicker, Daniel Waks, was the envy of his friends lat weekend when he participated in the 2013 Toyota AFL Grand Final, one of the biggest events on the Australian sporting calendar. Read more
Yad Vashem founder passes away
October 1, 2013 by Agencies
Yad Vashem has been saddened by the death of Prof. Israel Gutman, a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and Auschwitz who was a leading and trailblazing historian of the Holocaust in Israel and abroad. Read more
Race Discrimination Commissioner delivers address
September 22, 2013 by Agencies
Australian Race Discrimination Commissioner Dr Tim Soutphommasane has delivered this year’s Peace and Understanding Lecture mentioning videos in which viewers are encouraged to kill Jews. Read more
Gutnick to repay $1 million
September 4, 2013 by Agencies
Mining magnate Joseph Gutnick, one of Australia’s most senior Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis, has been ordered to repay $1 million after a judge found him guilty of engaging in “misleading and deceptive conduct” in a business deal with a fellow Lubavitcher in Melbourne according to a report in Israeli paper “Haaretz”. Read more
Israel’s population tops 8,000,000
September 3, 2013 by Agencies
As we approach Rosh Hashanah, the Israeli Population, Immigration, and Borders Authority on Monday issued its annual report containing the most recent population data for the Jewish state. Read more
The last Ethiopians arrive in Israel
Around 450 new immigrants from Ethiopia boarded two Jewish Agency-chartered flights bound for Israel yesterday and arrived in Tel Aviv a few hours later. Read more
Israel’s rights explained by European counsel
August 28, 2013 by Agencies
NSW parliamentarian The Rev Hon Fred Nile MLC has hosted a meeting at which Andrew Tucker – Executive Director of Christians for Israel and International and Legal Counsel to the European Coalition for Israel delivered an address titled ” Israel, Settlements and International Law”. Read more
Top award for George
APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre have awarded the Distinguished Services to Australian Music honour at this week’s 2013 ART Music Awards to composer George Dreyfus. Read more
Labor candidate visits Jewish school
August 27, 2013 by Agencies
The Federal Labor candidate for Kingsford Smith, Matt Thistlewaite, visited Mount Sinai College in Maroubra yesterday with State Shadow Minister for Energy and Ports, Ron Hoenig MP, and State Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Communities, Guy Zangari MP. Read more
Victorian parliamentarians visit Israel
August 27, 2013 by Agencies
A delegation of Coalition members of the Victorian Parliament has spent a seven-day study visit to Israel organised by the Rambam program of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC). Read more
Ambassador farewells the West
August 27, 2013 by Agencies
In his last official speaking engagement in Western Australia, retiring Ambassador of Israel to Australia, His Excellency Mr Yuval Rotem, addressed industry leaders an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (WA) business breakfast. Read more
Perth man organises Peres’s Conference
June 29, 2013 by Agencies
A Perth man was among the six full time employees who organized the star studded Presidential Conference that took place in Jerusalem last week which marked President Shimon Peres’ 90th birthday. Read more
“Bullying” leaders
June 18, 2013 by Agencies
Australian Zionist leaders have been accused of bullying, blackmail and “carpet bombing” progressive voices on Israel. Read more
Leaders at the White House
The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding is bringing Muslim and Jewish leaders from Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand to Washington D.C. for meetings at the White House, State Department, and Congress to explore the ‘American Model’ for interfaith relations and encourage Muslim and Jewish leaders to forge new partnerships in combating the rise of antisemitism and anti-Muslim bigotry. Read more
Zuroff takes on The Mascot
February 8, 2013 by Agencies
The director of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre in Jerusalem has intervened in the controversial case of Alex Kurzem, whose miraculous survival story during WWII as a Nazi mascot has been the subject of ongoing debate for four years. Read more
On the grid for Formula 1
February 8, 2013 by Agencies
Israeli 18-year-old racer Roy Nissany will join Mucke Motorsport’s FIA F3 European Championship squad in 2013…with a Formula 1 career in his sights. Read more
New Herod exhibition
January 31, 2013 by Agencies
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, will premiere the world’s first exhibition on the life and legacy of Herod the Great, one of the most influential – and controversial – figures in ancient Roman and Jewish history. Read more
Australia on the front foot in the U.N.
January 8, 2013 by Agencies
Australia will take a leading role in managing global sanctions against Al-Qaida, the Taliban and Iran as Chair of the UN Security Council Committees overseeing these issues. Read more
Hebrew Uni research shows 60% of Palestinians prefer Hamas
December 28, 2012 by Agencies
A new survey reveals Palestinian and Israeli attitudes in the wake of the Israeli operation in Gaza and the recognition by the UN of the Palestinian state as a non-member state. Read more
Abbott attends London conference
December 19, 2012 by Agencies
Political leaders from Israel, Australia and the UK have met in London. Read more
Abbott in London and supporting Israel
December 14, 2012 by Agencies
Leader of the Opposition Tony Abbott is in London where he has reaffirmed his support for Israel. Read more
Waks addresses Parliamentary Inquiry
Alleged sexual assault victim Manny Waks has testified before the Victorian Parliament Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Organisations. Read more
NSWJBD-Honest Reporting Advocacy Mission – Day 7
December 7, 2012 by Agencies
Twenty people – mostly members of Sydney’s Jewish community, plus a number of West Australians and Americans – are currently participating in the inaugural NSW Jewish Board of Deputies-HonestReporting Advocacy Mission in Israel – Day Seven from Julie Nathan. Read more
