Chabad Rabbi Ari Rubin will serve Australia’s largest army base in remote Northern Queensland His congregation is spread out over a swath of land of approximately 420,000 square miles—the size of Texas and California combined. In Australia’s Northern Queensland region, where tropical rainforest meets parched, red desert plains, Rabbi Ari …
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Ascending from slavery: Why I fight for the Temple Mount.
My heart sunk when I woke up Friday morning to the news of riots on the Temple Mount. Flipping through an endless barrage of cell phone videos flooding the many WhatsApp and Telegram news groups I subscribe to, scrolling through reports on social media from those who witnessed the destruction …
Read More »The imperative of a complete ban on Hamas.
On October 1, the head of ASIO, Mike Burgess, expressed support for banning Hamas in its entirety. When questioned during a parliamentary inquiry, he stated, “Yes I would support it, but I am not the decision-maker.” Mr Burgess went further, “There’s no doubt the group as a whole does advocate …
Read More »Indigenous friends of Israel : Press release
“Regarding the recent motion by the Qld ALP regarding Israel, it is the Jewish people who have been subjected to ethnic cleansing from the land of Israel for many centuries,” said Norman and Barbara Miller, Convenors of the Indigenous Friends of Israel. “If you want to talk about ethnic cleansing, …
Read More »Don’t be fooled by the ICC’s probe into alleged war crimes in disputed territories
The International Criminal Court (ICC) wants to illegally extend its judicial gavel into areas beyond its jurisdiction and probe into Israeli actions in the disputed territories. Although the State of Israel is not a member of what has mutated into a politicized judicial club, the ICC is set to begin …
Read More »This Holocaust Memorial Day, we need to stand together against antisemitism
Every year, on 27th January, the world commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day. Remembering the horrors of the past is essential in order to ensure to stop such tragic events from repeating themselves. This date is particularly poignant as it marks the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, where at least 1.1 …
Read More »Media Release: Adelaide Holocaust Museum to open its doors
MEDIA RELEASE: Adelaide Holocaust Museum is set to open its doors and the hearts of South Australians. The new Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre (AHMSEC) will be officially launched on Monday 9 November in the heart of the CBD. With the generous support of the Catholic Archdiocese, …
Read More »Guest Post: An end to #LabourAntisemitism? The EHRC publishes its report.
Before we begin, I just want to mention that Labour Antisemitism has been a key issue of this blog ever since Jeremy Corbyn was elected Leader of the Labour Party back in 2015. Therefore it is with great satisfaction that we can bring this sorry and sordid subject to a …
Read More »The Palestinians Have Been Lying For Years. Can They Still Get Away With It?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Palestinians have been lying in all directions for far too long. A gullible liberal public might buy into their lies for a while, but not forever. The UAE and Bahrain are no longer swallowing Palestinian lies, and other Arab states might join them. Written by Prof. Hillel …
Read More »Sir Robert Menzies and Australia’s Jewish Community.
In an ABC documentary series to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Liberal Party of Australia, the daughter of Sir Robert Menzies, Heather Henderson, recalled that “sectarianism was alive and well in the fifties” and that her “father fought against that always.” Appreciating that he was at the helm of what was …
Read More »The Forgotten Jewish Refugees From Arab Lands.
Much has been written about the Palestinian refugees, but little attention has been paid to nearly one million Jewish refugees forced to flee their Arab homelands in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant and beyond. Between 1948-1972, approximately 586,000 Jews from Arab countries were resettled in Israel, while 200,000 …
Read More »Israeli Navy Intercepts Hamas-bound Arms Shipment From Sinai.
Some individuals serve as terrorist entrepreneurs or enablers, working with multiple militant organizations of different backgrounds. Mohammed al-Zawari, an engineer who contributed to drone arsenals for both Hamas and Hizballah, was a notable example of a cross-group terrorist enabler until 2016, when Israel allegedly killed him in Tunisia. On Wednesday, …
Read More »Where were you social warriors?
As bad as I feel for the family of George Floyd, I have a question for you. Where were you when millions of Jews were murdered? Where were you when an Israeli student was beaten unconscious on the subway for allegedly speaking Hebrew on his phone in Berlin? Where were …
Read More »Palestinian Lies Never Die; Wikipedia and Google Keep Them Alive.
Occupation is a word that dominates most debate about Israel, but the truth is that pro-Palestinian propagandists are occupying Google and Wikipedia to keep debunked narratives alive. This was recently confirmed when I attended a webinar featuring a physician who worked in Israel’s undercover “Dudevan” unit, which is the basis …
Read More »The story of “Refusenik” Chava Boroda.
Chava Boroda lives in Los Angeles, her family was among thousands of Jewish people from the USSR, whose story of moving to the United States as political refugees is truly inspiring. Chava’s family was among those “Refuseniks”¹ who proved to the world just how much a strong power of will …
Read More »The Palestinian State Constitution.
In 2004, shortly before the death of PLO leader Yasser Arafat, the Pope’s ambassador in Jerusalem, also known as the Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Pietro Sambi, invited me to his home on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem to present a document that he had received from Arafat. The document, in Arabic, …
Read More »Comment posted on “Are we destined for Galut (Exile) forever?”
This comment (name withheld) was posted on “Are we destined for Galut (Exile) forever?” , and is re-posted with permission. It’s a great source of comfort that we have so many good non-Jewish friends who support us and Israel. THANK YOU ALL. Am Israel chai – Long live Israel. ……………………………………….. …
Read More »Exclusive IPT Video: Blind Hate Against Israel Displayed at Times Square Rally.
As the Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired hundreds of rockets at Israeli civilian communities last week, a coalition of supposed peace groups organized a Times Square rally to make their position clear. They stand with the terrorists. As the Investigative Project on Terrorism’s exclusive video shows, hundreds attended the “Emergency Action …
Read More »The world’s hypocrisy on UNRWA.
And the world is not silent. Let’s talk about hypocrisy. Let’s talk about double standards. Let’s talk about UNRWA. For years, UNRWA has been using its status as a UN organization as a cover for subversive actions against the State of Israel. It is the only UN agency dedicated to …
Read More »History of Jews from the Middle East and Africa diminished.
My North African Jewish-Amazigh* grandparents came from Djerba, Tunisia, to Israel in the early 1950s. Around the same time that my father’s parents arrived in Israel from North Africa, my mother’s parents came to Israel from Baghdad, Iraq. They were also forced out of their country. They had been part …
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