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Browse > Home / News / Netanyahu to undergo sedated medical exam; Justice Minister to temporarily lead – J-Wire Read on for article Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo a “routine medical examination” on Friday, during which he is expected to be sedated, his office said. Justice Minister Yariv Levin, who also serves as deputy prime minister, will act as premier during the procedure, while Defence Minister Israel Katz will temporarily oversee the security cabinet.

1 week ago | jwire.com.au | Pesach Benson

Browse > Home / News / Netanyahu confirms Israel killed Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar – J-Wire Read on for article Addressing the Knesset plenum on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disclosed that Hamas’ top commander, Mohammed Sinwar, is dead. Responding to attacks by opposition members, Netanyahu said, “In 600 days, we did change the face of the Middle East.

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Browse > Home / News / A game-changer on the battlefield’: Israel makes history with combat laser interceptions – J-Wire Read on for article Israel has become the first country to deploy high-power laser systems in combat, successfully intercepting scores of active enemy threats, the Defence Ministry announced on Wednesday. “The State of Israel is the first in the world to demonstrate large-scale operational laser interception capabilities, said Brig. Gen.

1 week ago | jwire.com.au | Henry Benjamin

Browse > Home / News / Sydney's new cemetery consecrated – J-Wire Read on for article The largest Sydney cemetery to be established in 100 years will provide 28,000 double-depth graves for the Jewish community. The Macarthur Memorial Park cemetery, consecrated at the weekend, is in Varroville, close to Campbelltown, and 46 km from Sydney’s CBD. NSW Minister for Local Government, Ron Hoenig, was among the guests as Rabbi Yehoram Ulman and members of the Beth conducted the ceremony.

2 weeks ago | jwire.com.au | Henry Benjamin

Browse > Home / Have You Heard? / Honouring those who rescued fellow Jews in the Holocaust – J-Wire Read on for article A symbolic cornerstone was laid on Wednesday for the Jewish Rescuers Grove, a first-of-its-kind memorial honouring Jews who risked everything to save fellow Jews during the Holocaust. The grove, a joint initiative of Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael–Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) and the B’nai B’rith World Centre–Jerusalem, will take root in the Jerusalem Forest near Yad Vashem.