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Caroline teams the year-long celebration of 140 years of one of the most historically significant of all Jewish organizations in Australia

Special studio guest Kathy Kaplan, talking about families under threats and actual domestic violence

Special studio guest Kathy Kaplan, talking about families under threats and actual domestic violence

Caroline teams the year-long celebration of 140 years of one of the most historically significant of all Jewish organizations in Australia

What do you know about Shavuot? listen to Rabbi Menachem Dadon explaining the customs and rituals of Shavuot...

Gil Hoffman reported directly to the CNN, during the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem.  Gil will comment of the past week’s event in Israel, the relocation of the US embassy to Jerusalem, the loss of Palestinian lives in the Gaza border, the Peace process and Iran.

Don't miss our weekly chat with Shane Desiatnik , senior journalist at the AJN and find out the Australian reaction to the events in Israel.

Gil Hoffman, Chief Political Correspondent and Analyst of the Jerusalem Post was our guest at SBS. Find out his l comments about the past week’s event in Israel, the relocation of the US embassy to Jerusalem, the loss of Palestinian lives in the Gaza border, the Peace process and Iran.

The Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop expressed regret at the tragic deaths of protesters on the Gaza border with Israel, but laid the blame for this on Hamas, whilst the Labor leader Bill Shorten called for restraint and the Greens leader Richard De Natale questioned the excessive use of force by the IDF.   The Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop confirmed that the Australian Embassy in Israel will remain in Tel Aviv and that Australia was not represented at the opening of the new US Embassy in West Jerusalem, as the Australian Ambassador Chris Cannan was not in Israel at the time.   Australian Jews celebrated with Israelis, Israel’s Eurovision Song Contest victory of Netta Barzilais unusual song “Toy!”, expressing satisfaction that many European countries voted for it despite the growing anti-Israel and even anti-Semitic sentiment in Europe.  Yvette Coppersmith, a granddaughter of Polish Jewish immigrants, won the 2018 Archibald Prize for portraiture, with a self portrait that tried to capture the look of NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Arden, whom she initially wanted to paint, but who declined her offer, although she did telephone to congratulate the winning artist after her win.  

Don't miss the latest from SBS  Jerusalem correspondent Peta Jones Pellach...Find out about the opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem and the tragic deaths of protesters on the Gaza border with Israel