YOM HA’ATZMAUT
It is with great pleasure I wish the State of Israel and members of our Australian Jewish Community a hearty Mazel Tov on the occasion of Yom Ha’atzmaut.
Why there is no credible alternative to IHRA definition of antisemitism
Proponents of boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel typically react with indignation when their views are denounced as antisemitic. They tell us it’s not racist to criticise the policies of any government, or to speak up for human rights; that some Jews (albeit a tiny minority) support BDS, so BDS can’t be antisemitic; that…
The Apartheid Lie and the Appropriation of South Africa’s History
The Apartheid Lie and the Appropriation of South Africa’s History by Olga Meshoe Washington, initially published as a chapter in the book Israelaphobia and the West: The Hijacking of Civil Discourse on Israel and How to Rescue it, edited by Dan Diker and published by the Jerusalem Centre for Public Affairs (www.jcpa.org). As a movement,…
COVID-19 Report
Histadrut and Government of Israel to sign a collective agreement that will regulate the employment of public sector workers during the COVID-19 crisis Out of a shared sense of responsibility and commitment to maintaining the Ministry of Health’s guidelines to preventing the spread of COVID-19, and following Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s directive to transition the…
Why women in the Middle East find little to celebrate on March 8
Despite global fears of the spread of the coronavirus, women around the world took to the streets March 8 to celebrate International Women’s Day. In the Middle East, from mask-clad Lebanese women calling for a feminist revolution on the streets of Beirut to protests by Sudanese women in front of the country’s Ministry of Justice, women have…
How an anti-Semitic staple about Jewish power captured the left – The Forward
In two weeks, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee will host its annual confab, the AIPAC Policy Conference. As one of the largest pro-Israel lobbying organizations in the United States, surpassed only by Christians United for Israel, AIPAC often works as a stand-in for perceptions of American Jewish power. In the decade that I worked…
Israeli innovators brainstorm solutions for Australia bushfires – Naama Barak – ISRAEL21c
The bushfires raging through Australia could soon receive aid from Israel in the most Israeli way possible – the coming together of minds of the startup nation. Last Thursday, some 150 Israeli developers and activists gathered in Tel Aviv for an all-night hackathon aimed at relieving the dire situation in Australia. Called #StandWithAus, the event…
The Palestinian Dilemma by Tony Blair – Project Syndicate
The peace plan proposed by the United States has been praised and damned in line with political affiliation. But no matter what plan is put forward, the Palestinians must change their strategy. Otherwise, the pattern of recent decades, in which every new offer is worse than the last, will be repeated. LONDON – I have…
Both Israelis and Palestinians need a reality check on the peace process – Rabbi Yossi Klein Halevi – The Globe and Mail
Yossi Klein Halevi is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He is the author of the bestselling book Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor. The Trump plan for Palestinian-Israeli peace will almost certainly go the way of all the other failed blueprints to resolve our 100-year conflict. With leaders across the Arab…
This must never happen again, says Saudi cleric as Muslim group tours Auschwitz | The Times of Israel
OSWIECIM, Poland — The head of the Muslim World League, Mohammed al-Issa, along with an entourage of prominent Muslim religious leaders, on Thursday joined counterparts from the American Jewish Committee on a landmark interfaith tour of the former Nazi extermination camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The world had to ensure that “these kinds of horrible crimes” will…