Speaking Yiddish and Hebrew, Australian PM Turnbull Stresses His Jewish Ties
Upon his arrival, Turnbull said, “It is a long schlep, but let me say the welcome here…it feels like family, I do feel that we are part of the same mishpacha.”
100 Years Later, Australians Recreate Historic Calvalry Charge for Beersheba
The battle for Beersheba was a key part of the British-led campaign to knock the Ottoman Empire, Germany’s ally, out of World War I.
In Unusual Letter Kim Jong Un Announces N. Korea “Fully Nuclear”
In a peculiar letter to the Australian Foreign Minister, North Korean despot Kim Jong Un stated that his country is ““fully-fledged nuclear power”.
Australia, New Zealand Premiers to Visit in Late October
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English will visit Israel at the end of October.
Common Sense on Campus
Let us hope that this will be the first of many more recognition that it is improper, not least in a university setting, for one side to silence the other, especially by deceitful means.
Turkish Education: Jihad In, Evolution Out
Turkey has now become the first and only NATO member state that teaches “jihad” in its schools.
Australian Synagogue Blocked Out of Fear of Terror Attack
At a judgment on Wednesday, the Land and Environment Court in Sydney blocked the construction of a new synagogue near Bondi Beach. The reason given: Jewish organizations are targets for terror, and they don’t want that in their town.
Tourism to Israel Skyrockets in Start of 2017; More Countries Add Direct Flights
According to the Tourism Ministry, there was a 25 percent increase over the first two months of 2017 compared to January-February 2016.
Settlement Issue Follows Netanyahu to Singapore, Australia
Regardless of technology and business ties, the settlement issue and two-state model will continue to dog Netanyahu as he continues on to Australia later in the week.
The Cavalry Charge That Opened the Door to Messiah
Next week marks 99 years since a little-known but significant battle for the Middle East in which a few brave Australians led a cavalry charge that allowed the beginnings of the Jewish return to take root.