Posted February 18, 2012 Compiled by Garry Fabian Fate of eruv in the hands of the court SYDNEY, 15 February – A final decision on the fate of the North Shore Eruv is expected within weeks. The NSW Land and Environment Court began hearing an appeal by Northern Eruv Inc last week against the Ku-ring-gai [...]
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta put the Israel-Iran issue back on the front burner, with comments indicating that Israel is likely to attack sometime in the period of April to June. His comments came in the shadow of a prominent address by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei that described Israel [...]
Compiled by Garry Fabian Sir Zelman Cowen remembered in Parliament CANBERRA, 9 February – Australia lost one of its greatest statesmen with the death of Sir Zelman Cowen, Prime Minister Julia Gillard told Federal Parliament on Tuesday, as a motion of condolence was moved in the former governor-general’s honour. Moved on the first sitting [...]
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Obama administration officials were absolutely venomous after the Russian (and Chinese) veto of the UN Security Council resolution draft on Syria. “Disgusting,” said U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice. Secretary of State Clinton called it a “travesty.” Their revulsion was misplaced — the Russians did what they said they would do; [...]
Compiled by Garry Fabian 180 Years of Chuppahs’ SYDNEY, 30 January – Australian grandfather Joe Kensell had a reason to celebrate January 30 – it was the 180th anniversary of Australia’s first officially sanctioned Jewish marriage – and the happy couple, Moses Joseph and Rosetta Nathan, were his great, great grandparents. Kensell, 73, of Five Dock, [...]
By James Colbert WASHINGTON, D.C. –At the United Nations, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for an international response to the crisis in Syria, warning that if the UN fails to act it should consider itself complicit with the brutal regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. And there are certainly steps that the United States [...]
By Matthew RJ Brodsky WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conventional wisdom in Washington and in European capitals is that the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Asad is doomed. The protests that have spread across the country since March of 2011 and claimed the lives of more than 6,000 people appear to be progressing by their own inertia. Secure [...]
Posted January 26, 2012 Compiled by Garry Fabian Prime Minister’s new appointment queried CANBERRA, 27 January – Prime Minister Julia Gillard has moved to strengthen her already close relations with the Jewish community by giving her new business liaison adviser, Bruce Wolpe, the specific task of liaising with it. Some caucus colleagues think treating the [...]
Posted January 22, 2012 Compiled by Garry Fabian Prestigious Award for Caulfied solicitors MELBOURNE, 18 January – A Jewish father and daughter legal practice, Mel and Shaynee Barnett won best suburban practice at the Law Institute of Victoria Legal Awards of the year last week, a year shy of a career golden jubilee. Caulfield [...]
Posted January 19, 2012 By Samara Greenberg WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last Friday, Thai authorities arrested a Lebanese native with Swedish citizenship, identified as Atris Hussein, suspected of being involved in the Hezbollah terror group and planning an attack. The arrest came after Israel and the U.S. informed Bangkok back in December that three Hezbollah operatives [...]
