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WEB4 days ago · Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 6:17 pm. One day after a Jordanian terrorist murdered three Israeli border guards at the Allenby Bridge border crossing, Amman’s foreign ministry on Monday denounced “harm to civilians for any reason” while accusing Jerusalem of “escalatory steps” that provoked the shooting attack. Read more.
UN vote says Israel must end occupation within a year, Australia ...
WEB1 day ago · The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a Palestinian-drafted resolution that demands Israel end “its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” within 12 months. The resolution received 124 votes in favour while 43 countries – including Australia – abstained and Israel, the United States and 12 others voted no.
Israel strikes 100 Hezbollah launchers, northern residents ordered …
WEB12 hours ago · September 20, 2024 by Pesach Benson. Read on for article. Israeli aircraft struck more than 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers in southern Lebanon, while residents of northern communities were instructed to remain close to shelters on Thursday. An Israeli Air Force jet takes off for an airstrike in Lebanon on Sept. 19, 2024.
Australia working to change Palestinian resolution – J-Wire
WEB2 days ago · Australia is working with other countries to amend a draft United Nations resolution demanding an end to Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory within 12 months. The proposal by the Palestinian Authority, wants Israel to comply with an International Court of Justice (ICJ) opinion handed down in July, which found the occupation of the Gaza ...
Unis oppose anti-Semitism inquiry despite safety fears – J-Wire
WEB3 days ago · Major Australian universities are pushing back against a powerful probe of campus anti-Semitism, suggesting any inquiry should include all forms of religious intolerance. A parliamentary inquiry will sit on Tuesday examining setting up a commission of inquiry into the university campuses. Liberal …
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WEB5 days ago · Guterres slammed over ‘crocodile tears’ for news Hamas killed six hostages. September 2, 2024 by JNS. António Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general who has long been accused of Jew-hatred and anti-Israel bias, drew widespread criticism on Sunday for what he did not say in a statement about the …
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WEBSeptember 2, 2024 by Menachem Rosensaft. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and all the other members of Israel’s security cabinet except for Defence Minister Yoav Gallant have Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s blood and the blood of the other murdered hostages — Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino, Alex Lubnov, Carmel Gat, and Almog Sarusi — whose bodies ...
Forecasting changes in Australia’s Jewish community – J-Wire
WEBAug 9, 2024 · The data reveals a modest 1.2% increase in the Jewish population from 2011 to 2021, a stark contrast to the 19% growth seen in the general population during the same period and to the strong growth experienced by the Jewish community since the 1980s. “The Jewish population likely peaked around 2016 at …
Australia safe for Jews - J-Wire
WEBDec 5, 2023 · Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says Australia remains a safe place for Jewish people despite Israel issuing travel warnings for its citizens looking to visit. Richard Marles. Israel has upgraded travel warnings to multiple countries, including Australia, following a rise in anti-Semitism stemming from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Australia’s Jewish population at an all-time high – J-Wire
WEBJun 28, 2022 · Peter Wertheim, co-CEO of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry said: “It shows 99,956 Jews in Australia, an all-time record, and a dramatic increase on the 2016 figure (91,000+) which we always maintained was an under-count skewed by flaws in the 2016 census.”. The census results: 55,860 Jews were born in Australia out of the total of ...