Author: Jmedia Manager
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The rise of the robot lawnmower
The Campaign Against Antisemitism protested against Raza Kazim, a maths tutor at Middlesex University, but he has survived with no disciplinary action. No doubt it is extremely unimportant, even at Middlesex University, what Mr Kazim thinks. But the story caught my eye because of the words he chose. On his WhatsApp profile, Mr Kazim said:…
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Orah fund: Pengana Capital Carole and Russell Pillemer Jewish charity investment fund
It’s the secret eastern suburbs investment fund that’s lining the pockets of all the right people. Find out how you can buy in. It’s the fund managed by the biggest names in the eastern suburbs which was only invested in by their inner circle – until now. Orah Fund was established four years ago by…
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Why Israel is rolling-out third vaccine doses
It’s time to think about your third Covid vaccine dose. That might sound like a premature suggestion when many people are still waiting for their second dose, and millions have not even received one. But Israel has just become the first place in the world to start giving a third, booster dose of the vaccine,…
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Shadowy war between Iran and Israel at risk of escalation
Iran and Israel have been at loggerheads since the transformation of Iran into an Islamic republic more than four decades ago and each has persistently viewed the other as a major threat to its national security. Iranian leaders have denounced Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands and stood by the Palestinian cause. Their Israeli counterparts have…
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Arab Christians in the Holy Land
Fr. David Neuhaus, SJ, the superior of the Jesuit community in the Holy Land, has taught Scripture at Bethlehem University and at the seminary of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. He was the vicar for Hebrew-speaking Catholics of the patriarchate from 2009 to 2017, and served as its coordinator of pastoral care for migrants and asylum seekers.…
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By calling out anti-Semitism on the Left, Albanese has created room for himself
Anthony Albanese has shown he is no Jeremy Corbyn. For those who have been paying attention, he has never showed any signs of behaving like the former leader of the British Labour Party. Albanese has a long history of standing up against the more extreme elements of his party’s Left, including campaigning against the former…
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Albanese slams ‘counterproductive’ Labor motion calling for boycott of Israel
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has slammed a Labor motion backed by former NSW premier Bob Carr calling for a boycott of Israel over its treatment of Palestinians, saying it is counterproductive and is not supported by anyone in his party room. Mr Albanese also pledged an “ongoing opposition” to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)…
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Migrant from Leningrad found resilience and optimism in humanity
MICHAEL ULMAN: 1932 – 2021 Michael Ulman (Misha, as he was known to everyone), who died in Sydney on June 13, was an “unrepeatable” human being, as he once said of a Russian writer he was close to. Michael found a unique way to be Russian, a Jewish migrant from Leningrad and erudite. He also…
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Hitler removed from mobile game after outcry
An international publisher will remove Adolf Hitler from a mobile phone game that lets players choose whether to send historical figures to heaven or hell following pressure from Australian Jewish groups. Matchingham Games has apologised for causing any hurt and said updates removing the architect of the Holocaust from Judgement Day: Angel of God had been submitted…
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Scheme to kidnap journalist in speedboat like ‘some far-fetched movie plot’
Washington: Four Iranians have been charged in absentia by US federal prosecutors with plotting to kidnap an American journalist and smuggle her out of New York on a speedboat. While the Justice Department indictment did not name the target of the plot, Reuters has confirmed she is Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad, who has contributed to the…