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24.01.2022 New Zealand has voted to legalise euthanasia in what campaigners call "a victory for compassion and kindness". Preliminary referendum results showed 65.2% of voters supported the End of Life Choice Act 2019 coming into force as a new law. It will allow terminally ill people, with less than six months to live, the opportunity to choose assisted dying if approved by two doctors.... A number of states in the United States and the Australian state of Victoria have also made assisted dying legal.

24.01.2022 He’s denounced Arab members of the Knesset as terrorists and enemies of the state. He denies the existence of a Palestinian people and has warned that Palestinianism that is, support for Palestinian rights is a virus more dangerous than COVID-19. Addressing a demonstration this summer in support of Israeli annexation of the West Bank, he said he was not sure we need so many Arabs in the Land of Israel. Amid the chaos that erupted at last week’s World Zionist Congress over what was widely seen as an attempted Orthodox takeover, his appointment to a key position in one of the most important institutions in the Jewish world was hardly noticed. But as of next week, World Likud movement co-chairman Jacques Kupfer will assume control of the Department for Diaspora Affairs at the World Zionist Organization.

22.01.2022 How would you caption this photo of Netanyahu’s visit to Cesaria Beach yesterday?

22.01.2022 Breaking with the precedent set by the 45th President, Biden team includes no immediate members of his own family.

22.01.2022 Nikki Marczak speaks to Melbourne author Sue Smethurst about her new book that tells the epic story of her husband’s family odyssey to Australia.

20.01.2022 The latest episode of a Lap of Caulfield Park has dropped! This week catched up with old pal Ralph Horowitz. The former horse strapper turned builders’ labourer known to many as "Racetrack Ralphy", talks horses, the Footy Show, cancel culture and his family’s extraordinary history in Poland.

16.01.2022 To mark Palestinian Independence Day, the national flag of Palestine flew over Federation Square in Melbourne today. Palestinian Australians gathered in person and online to read poems and stories about their homeland and hope for a day when their people will live in freedom and dignity. The event was sponsored by the APAN - Australia Palestine Advocacy Network... -- The Palestinian Declaration of Independence is a statement written by the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish and proclaimed by Yasser Arafat on 15 November 1988. This date is now observed as a public holiday in the West Bank and Gaza and celebrated across the Palestinian diaspora. The Declaration had previously been adopted by the Palestinian National Council, the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), by a vote of 253 in favour, 46 against and 10 abstentions. It was read at the closing session of the 19th Palestinian National Council to a standing ovation. Upon completing the reading of the declaration, Arafat, as Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization assumed the title of "President of Palestine." https://en.wikipedia.org//Palestinian_Declaration_of_Indep

14.01.2022 "To be for the Israeli people and to be for peace in the Middle East does not mean that we have to support right wing racist governments that currently exist in Israel." - Bernie Sanders AJC wrote in response, "BernieSanders, to link Israel to white supremacy in any way shape or form is patently false. To do so at an event commemorating the slaying of Jews in Pittsburgh is nothing less than offensive. ... We ask you to apologize and clarify immediately."

14.01.2022 Joe Biden writes, "Anti-Semitism is a cancer that has fueled a dangerous rise in hate crimes over the past four years, from Charlottesville and Pittsburgh to Poway and Jersey City. I got into this race after hearing the anti-Semitic bile spewed by neo-Nazis in Charlottesville and hearing President Trump say that there were very fine people on both sides. Those words shocked our conscience and stunned the world. If I have the honor of being elected, you have my word: we wi...ll forcefully denounce this evil, no matter the source. We will lead a comprehensive strategy for battling anti-Semitism. We will restore funding for programs to address domestic extremism, prosecute hate crimes and substantially expand investments in protection for our houses of worship. We will lift up our common humanity on every issue, including our comprehensive effort to beat COVID-19 a disease that has taken too many lives, too many jobs and too much time away from kids and grandkids. We will be guided by science, while heeding the Talmudic call: that if you save one life, it’s as if you saved the entire world. For any family who has lost a loved one to this virus, I know what that loss is like that is your entire world."

14.01.2022 The acceptance by Australian political leaders that under Covid, exceptions should be made for religious gatherings over others should not be taken as gospel, writes Deborah Stone.

12.01.2022 Lowy, who is chair of the UIA board of trustees, says ‘all avenues’ will be explored to prevent Sam Grundwerg from being ousted in six months.

12.01.2022 The EHRC gave the UK Labour party an unlawful act notice, meaning it has to publish an action plan in response to the report within six weeks. The equality body’s analysis points to a culture within the party which, at best, did not do enough to prevent anti-Semitism and, at worst, could be seen to accept it, the watchdog said in a statement. This is in direct contrast to the comprehensive guidance and training in place to handle sexual harassment complaints that demonstrates the Party’s ability to act decisively when it needs to, indicating that anti-Semitism could have been tackled more effectively. The watchdog found the party responsible for unlawful acts in three major areas: political interference in anti-Semitism complaints, failing to provide adequate training to those handling anti-Semitism complaints, and harassment.

11.01.2022 Dina Zilber says PM’s constant claims that the corruption cases against him are a witch-hunt echo the notorious anti-Semitic conspiracy.

10.01.2022 Clive Lawton (Jewish educator and founder of Limmud) is taking us on a tour of the small and diverse Jewish communities of Africa, Asia and the Carribean. Don't miss this special conversation with Rebecca Forgasz of the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation (ACJC) on Wednesday 25 November. Register for free https://events.humanitix.com/plus61j-media-the-forgotten-di

09.01.2022 The virus that caused this will never have a vaccination. Guy Morad’s cartoon today as Israel marks 25 years since the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin.

08.01.2022 This Sunday night Yemen Blues - We Shout Love - live for 1 night only this Sunday 22nd, 7pm AEDT. Register FREE today with Emanuel Synagogue https://emanuel.org.au/event-we-shout-love/

07.01.2022 Most Israelis view Netanyahu’s ties to Trump as an asset. But that could all change next week.

07.01.2022 Netanyahu removes photo of Finance Minister Israel Katz and replaces it with one of himself in social media post. The article in Globes praised the Israeli economy after an announcement from S&P that Israel would be retaining its rating. Some are suggesting that Netanyahu changed the photo because he didn’t want to give credit to other Ministers from the Likud for good news about Israel’s economy.... Credit: Yair Navot

04.01.2022 Sharon Berger reflects on 25 years since Rabin's assassination.

03.01.2022 Palestinian Australians mark their national Independence Day by raising the Palestinian Flag over Federation Square and doing the traditional Debke Dance. The event sponsored by APAN - Australia Palestine Advocacy Network also include the launch of the #MyFuturePalestine campaign giving voice to the Palestinian diaspora in Australia.

02.01.2022 Israelis light thousands of memorial candles in Kikar Rabin to mark the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.