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The Co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry Alex Ryvchin, described the Trump Presidency as one of the friendliest that Israel has ever experienced, although he admitted that its faults were contra to the values of the American Jewish community, whilst he foresaw Joe Biden as a longstanding, strong friend of Israel and the American Jews, who will need to guard against the more hostile left-wing of his Democratic Party.

A commemoration to mark the 25th anniversary since the tragic assassination of the former Israeli Prime Minister and Nobel Prize for Peace Laurate, Itzhak Rabin e”h, organised by the Zionist Federation Australia was held online, with the participation of his daughter Dalia Rabin and his Israeli former Labour Knesset colleague and close friend Omer Bar Lev.

Australia was one of the few countries that abstained or voted against seven anti-Israel resolutions at the UN General Assembly’s Decolonization Committee, which includes all 193 member states.

An olive tree symbolising peace and wisdom was planted by representatives of the Victorian Consulate of the United Arab Emirates and representatives of the Australian Jewish community, to celebrate the “Abraham-Ibrahim Accords” signed between the UAE and Israel on the 13th August 2020.

Don't miss this interview with Ahron Shapiro, a senior policy analyst at AIJAC about the US election...Find out why Trump is challenging the vote counts and what happened with the postal votes.

Ofir Thaler, a Sociologist and social polices researcher talks about the social division in American society between the Democrats and the Republicans...(Hebrew)

Moshe Rosenzveig OAM, is the founder and Artistic Director of Head On Photo Festival.

This prestigious international photography festival is currently exhibited in Bondi Beach and in Paddington. Moshe told us the impact of Covid-19 on the festival's annual events and how our listeners around Australia can still enjoy this exhibition.

Shane Desiatnik senior journalist at the AJN, with the latest from the Australian Jewish community

Who are Trump/Biden voters? 

We spoke to Ofir Thaler, a Sociologist and social polices researcher about the social division in American society between the Democrats and the Republicans

4th November will mark 25 years since the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. We will commemorate Rabin with Special recordings from the Israeli media on the night he was murdered.

In two days, 3 November, voters in America will decide on whether Donald Trump remains in the White House for another four years

We will continue our US election essential information series. This week Find out more about Joe Biden

SBS News in Hebrew 1st November, 2020