Posts Tagged: Australian Jews
Australian Jews Outraged as Local Council Bans Construction of Sydney Synagogue, Citing Fear of Potential Terror Attack
The shock decision by a planning committee to deny permission for the construction of a new synagogue in Sydney on the grounds that it would...
Australian University Urged to Distance Itself From Pro-BDS ‘Israel Hate Fest’ Being Hosted by Peace Studies Department
Australia's University of Sydney has been called on to distance itself from a pro-BDS conference to be hosted later this month by the school's Department of Peace...
Netanyahu Speaks of Rising Antisemitism in Address to Australian Jews
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of "the resurgent antisemitism...in many parts of the world" in his Wednesday address to Australian Jewry. “We have a battle against...
Australian Man Charged With Terror Offenses After Allegedly Making Videos Showing How to Kill Jews
An Australian man has been arrested and charged with terror offenses after he allegedly published videos online in which he called on other people to...
Australian Jew With Scottish Origins Loses Battle to Register ‘McKosher’ as Trademark for New Restaurant
An Australian Jew lost a legal battle against the fast-food chain McDonald's after trying to register the trademark "McKosher" for a new restaurant, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported...
Robbed by Nazis of Traditional Ritual, Elderly Jews Undergo Bar Mitzvah in Melbourne Nursing Home
Seventy-five residents of an Australian nursing home celebrated their bat and bar mitzvahs on Sunday, after missing the chance to do so at age 12 and 13, because of...
Mel Gibson Accused of Assaulting Reporter at Israeli Film Festival in Australia
A photographer for Australia's Daily Telegraph accused actor Mel Gibson of physical and verbal abuse on Sunday as he left an Israeli film festival in Sydney, the...
Melbourne Jewish Center Receives Half-Million Dollar Government Grant to Bomb-Proof Building With Security Wall
A Jewish center in Melbourne, Australia received a $500,000 government grant to build a security wall that will make the building bomb-resistant following heightened concerns of...
Australian PM Tony Abbott Pays Tribute to WWI Jewish Volunteers
Sky News - Prime Minister Tony Abbott has paid tribute to Australia's 'Jewish warrior citizens' at an Anzac commemoration service in Sydney. More than one in...
Australian Jewish Institutions Under Lockdown Amid Sydney Hostage Crisis
Jerusalem Post - Australian Jewish institutions have placed themselves under lockdown due to a hostage situation in Sydney involving Islamic militants, community sources announced Monday....
Australian Jews on Edge After Islamic State Arrests and Rise of Anti-Semitism
JNS.org - Despite the rise of anti-Semitism across Europe in the wake of Operation Protective Edge, it is still easy to think that this...
What Does the Prisoner X Case Reveal About Israeli Intelligence?
The mysterious death of Australian-born Mossad agent Ben Zygier, commonly known as "Prisoner X," in an Israeli jail has sparked international intrigue into...
Reviewing the Case of Prisoner X
As former head of the Australian Jewish community and now resident in Israel, I was bombarded over the past week with endless calls...
Australia Schedules Elections for Yom Kippur
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that the Australian national election will be held Sept. 14, a date that falls on Yom Kippur, stirring a...
