Author: Jmedia Manager

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Newly released FBI data shows that Jews and Jewish institutions were the overwhelming target of religion-based hate crimes in the United States last year. The 2018 Hate Crime Statistics reported 7,120 total hate crimes last year, compared to 7,175 in 2017, a decline of less than one per cent. Hate crimes motivated by religious bias accounted for…

Islamic Jihad says Israel agrees to truce after rockets rain down

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in Print, Sydney Morning Herald

Gaza: Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad says Israel has agreed to an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire to stop the cross-border rocket salvos that has seen dozens killed in the past two days. IJ spokesman Musab al-Berim said the deal went into effect at 5.30am local time (2.30pm AEDT). He said it was based on a list of demands…

Rampant antisemitism

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in Print, Spectator

Australia was recently shaken to learn of the horrifying news of two blatantly antisemitic incidents within Melbourne’s public schools. One involved a Jewish boy forced to kiss the feet of a Muslim boy. Another involved a young boy humilated by bullies about his circumcision. In connection to one of those stories, according to the Age…

Anti-Semitism’s contortions

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Anti-Semitism is a shape-shifter and it is not easy to track changes in its intensity. Even so, it does seem this ancient bigotry is edging closer to the political centre from its habitual place on the fringe. This is disturbing. In May’s federal election Josh Frydenberg was not the only Jew in public life to…

Age-old hatred of Jews re-emerges out of left field

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Anti-Semitism, the ancient hatred of Jews, is on the rise in Australia. Anti-Semitic incidents occur more frequently in schools and offices, and on our streets. On one Monday this month alone, the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies received reports of three such incidents. But anti-Semitism is also creeping into our politics. Frequently associated with the…

Anti-Semitism ‘takes hold on political left in Australia’

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Australia faces a growing problem of anti-Semitism as vocal critics of Israel from the political left embrace a “toxic mutation” of centuries-old hatred directed at Jews, an academic has warned. Peter Kurti said rising anti-Semitism in Britain and the US was at risk of becoming “commonplace” in Australia as well because of obsessive left-wing attacks…

Hi-tech Israel faces 5G technology dilemma

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The start-up nation, Israel, is great at inventing new things but not always at implementing them, as shown by its delay in introducing 5G telecommunications. 5G is the new wave of telecoms and you would think it would be a given in a country that has 8000 technology start-ups and 500 multinationals, from Microsoft to…

Haim, The Flaming Lips, and Jack Black team up for new Hanukkah album

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in Online, Other Source

Los Angeles sisters Haim have joined the ranks of some amazing musicians who have contributed to a new record celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. For close to 20 years now, indie icons Yo La Tengo have been celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah with an (almost) annual concert. A popular event for fans from all…

Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza, another targeted in Damascus

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in Print, Sydney Morning Herald

Gaza/Jerusalem: Israel killed a top commander from the Iranian-backed Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a rare targeted strike in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, and militants responded by firing rockets at Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv. In the most serious escalation in months, an Israeli missile attack also targeted the home of an Islamic Jihad…

Israel facing reprisals after Gaza airstrike kills jihad leader

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