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From the WebApril 22, 2021, 10:33 pm
TOI partners have met for the first time this year
All 6 partners, Times of Israel and RGB Media have discussed needs and digital strategy
Israeli ambassador to Australia Mark Sofer with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and leaders of the Jewish community. Photo: Giselle Haber
May 17, 2019, 12:00 am
Israel-NSW ties endure
ISRAELI ambassador to Australia Mark Sofer announced unequivocally at Israel's 71st Independence Day celebration on Tuesday evening that the Jewish community of NSW is one of the best, if not the best, community he has worked with during his 39 years in the foreign ministry.
Roger Waters is a leading celebrity in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. (Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images)
May 16, 2019, 12:00 am
Roger Waters, you do need some education
It seems that when it comes to the Jewish State, Roger Waters lives by the Another Brick in the Wall creed that we don't need no education.
By uri butnaru
Rockets fired from Gaza to Israel last weekend. Photo: AP Photo/Ariel Schalit
May 10, 2019, 9:44 am
Resilience in the face of adversity
Hope has been as fundamental to Israel's survival as our most sophisticated defence systems.
By Rebecca Davis
Zionist youth movement and Australasian Union of Jewish Students flag bearers at Tuesday’s Yom Hazikaron ceremony in Melbourne. Photo: Peter Haskin
May 10, 2019, 12:00 am
Yom Hazikaron: ‘Because of them, we are alive’
TUESDAY night’s Yom Hazikaron commemorations in Sydney and Melbourne struck a particularly emotional chord, following the loss of four Israeli lives over the weekend as a result of Hamas rocket fire from Gaza.
By Rebecca Davis
The MOTL 2019 Australasian student group at Auschwitz.
May 10, 2019, 12:00 am
A walk to remember
EACH year more than 10,000 people from around the world descend on Auschwitz to take part in March of the Living (MOTL). Coinciding with Yom Hashoah last week, together they took the three-kilometre walk to Birkenau – a silent tribute to all victims of the Holocaust. 
By Rebecca Davis
Australia’s Eurovision entrant Kate Miller-Heidke.
May 9, 2019, 12:50 am
Australian artists reject Eurovision boycott
AUSTRALIANS Ilan Kidron, Lior and Deborah Conway have joined over 100 other entertainment industry identities to reject calls for a boycott of next week's Eurovision Song Contest.
By Gareth Narunsky
The family of Moshe Agadi at his funeral in Ashkelon last Sunday. Photo: AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner
May 9, 2019, 12:00 am
‘There’ll always be a hole in our hearts’
THE rockets have stopped, but the tears continue. 
By Nathan Jeffay
In the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, Jerusalem. Photo: Rebecca Davis
May 3, 2019, 1:51 pm
Jerusalem or Tel Aviv?
IT is an age-old debate, even more polarising than the Melbourne versus Sydney argument. Jerusalem or Tel Aviv?
By Rebecca Davis
Australian Jewish youth movement delegates laid wreaths during the Anzac Day ceremony.
May 2, 2019, 10:14 am
Anzac Day in Israel: honouring their sacrifice
AS Israelis remembered the horrors of the Holocaust on Yom Hashoah this week, Australians offered a reminder of how much the world has changed. 
By Nathan Jeffay
Henri Korn, Holocaust survivor and guide at the Jewish Holocaust Centre, speaks with visitors. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 25, 2019, 12:00 am
From solemnity to celebration
WITH Pesach almost over, the community now turns to preparing for the highs and lows of the three "Yoms".
By Peter Kohn
Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Photo: AAP Image/Lukas Coch
April 19, 2019, 12:00 am
Committed to West Jerusalem as capital
COMMUNAL leaders have welcomed the opening of a new Australian Trade and Defence Office in Jerusalem as a sign of Australia's continued commitment to recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Jared Kushner during a Cabinet meeting in the White House in Washington, D.C., May 9, 2018. (Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images)
April 18, 2019, 12:00 am
Kushner says Trump Middle East peace plan will be unveiled in June
The Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan will be unveiled in June, White House special adviser Jared Kushner said.
Israel’s Netta Barzilai winning last year’s Eurovision song contest. Photo: AP Photo/Armando Franca
April 18, 2019, 12:00 am
The double standards of Eurovision boycotters
EVERY year the Eurovision Song Contest sees political feuds and friendships exposed like a Bucks Fizz girl's knickers.
By Richard Ferrer
Josh Wilson speaking in Parliament last year. Photo: AAP Image/Lukas Coch
April 18, 2019, 12:00 am
‘An insult to our national debate’
AS the Australian Labor Party battles against anti-Israel elements within its ranks, leader Bill Shorten has stressed that a "Shorten Labor government will be committed to maintaining close ties with Israel".
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