Tag: Australia
180 years of Australian Jewish news to be accessible online
A brand-new initiative will digitize and open free digital access to 180 years of Australian Jewish newspapers, including more than 200,000 pages from Jewish communities across the continent. The project is a collaboration between...
Australia-Israel relationship a ‘mateship’ based on trade, trust and mutual values
At the 43rd session of the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that recently concluded, Australia was the only country to vote against all five anti-Israel resolutions, including the notoriously biased Agenda Item 7.
In Australia’s...
Tel Aviv hackathon seeks solutions to ramifications of Australia’s bushfires
Israeli professionals and programmers were invited to participate in a special hackathon—events where participants work together to create solutions to problems in a limited amount of time—in Tel Aviv with the goal of brainstorming...
Australia sees 30 percent rise in anti-Semitic incidents in 2019, new report reveals
A new report on anti-Semitism in Australia revealed a 30 percent spike in serious incidents involving direct verbal abuse, harassment and intimidation of Jewish residents.
There were 368 recorded anti-Semitic incidents in Australia during the...
Scott Morrison’s win in Australia foretells even stronger ties with Israel
The surprise election victory of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison last weekend not only shook up the country’s political landscape, but also potentially bodes well for another country thousands of miles away, Israel.
“We have...
Good Australian intentions
Jerusalem’s unofficial response to Australia’s decision to recognize “west Jerusalem” as the capital of Israel was “No, thanks.”
The question of whether Israel should embrace or spurn nations that recognize “west Jerusalem” as Israel’s capital...
Report: Australia to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
The Australian government is expected to officially recognize Jerusalem or parts of it as Israel’s capital on Tuesday, Australian outlets reported on Tuesday.
According to the local TV station SBS, a national security committee gave...
Australian Jewish leader says embassy move to Jerusalem would ‘right a longstanding injustice’
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Tuesday that he would consider moving the country’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which would mark a major shift in policy in support of...
![By European People's Party (EPP_Congress_5572) [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://jewishwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/EPP_Congress_5572_8099354489-324x235.jpg "‘Spit on Australia,’ says Abbas’s adviser on foreign affairs")
‘Spit on Australia,’ says Abbas’s adviser on foreign affairs
Following Australia’s decision to suspend direct funding to the Palestinian Authority because it pays salaries to terrorists and their families, senior P.A. official Nabil Shaath, who is also an adviser to P.A. leader Mahmoud...
A Bundist Talks About the Bund
I HAVE ALWAYS wondered what qualifies someone to write an article on a given topic. I had always assumed that one needed to be an expert in a given field to give an interesting and...