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Reflections on the U.N. Durban Conference: this week 25 years ago
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (700+ words) This week, 25 years ago, an impressive conference convened by the United Nations to combat the racism that had been rising in Europe and North America following waves of immigration to those regions in the preceding years got underway. Approximately 16,000 participants…...
Rosh Hashanah 2026 – J-Wire
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (312+ words) Rosh Hashanah is our most multifaceted festival. The Torah itself doesn’t call it a New Year or Chag (festival). It is simply called Yom Hazikaron, the Day of Remembrance. But the Torah doesn’t tell us who is remembering whom. Is…...
Grace Tame’s apology fails the test she set for everyone else
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (812+ words) Grace Tame’s belated apology for dismissing accounts of sexual violence against Israelis on October 7 as “propaganda” and “debunked” should have been an uncomplicated act of moral accountability. Tame now says that she believes Israeli survivors, including those who have given…...
Britain’s attempt to isolate Israel illustrates its irrelevance – J-Wire
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (586+ words) There was a time when any policy announcement from the foreign secretary of the United Kingdom was a momentous event. But that was a long time ago. Still, the panic in some quarters about this development is overstated. So, too,…...
Labour pledges Palestine recognition and sanctions if elected
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (940+ words) New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins says a Labour government would formally recognise a Palestinian state and join international measures targeting goods from Israeli settlements, while declaring that an “unfolding genocide” is taking place in Gaza. Labour has sharpened its…...
JNF brings communities together for Israel
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (156+ words) JNF supporters gathered in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth for recent events combining international guests, personal stories and support for Israel’s recovery. British barrister and Israel advocate Natasha Hausdorff headlined the annual campaign events in Sydney on 1 September, Melbourne on 3 September…...
Israeli study points to purpose as a path to healthier aging
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (141+ words) According to Khalila, two people doing the same activity could experience different cognitive effects depending on whether they felt their contribution mattered. “It is not only the mere participation in an activity, such as volunteering, that protects the brain, but…...
Tasmania introduces legislation targeting antisemitism
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (397+ words) Tasmania has introduced legislation targeting antisemitism that would ban the public display of terrorist and prohibited hate group symbols and create specific offences for intimidating worshippers and damaging religious sites. The Justice Miscellaneous (Prohibited Symbols and Protection of Worship) Bill…...
Germany’s dangerous erosion of memory
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (515+ words) The right-wing party that scored a landslide victory in the recent elections in Saxony seems to have provoked more outrage than reflection across Europe. Still, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is not some inexplicable creature of history. It has emerged after…...
Political warfare against Israel, led by Russia and China
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (574+ words) Support for Zionism is an American patriotic duty. It should be the unwavering policy of all political parties that wish to advance the interests of the United States. Not for historic, sentimental or religious reasons, but because, whether you like…...