The Axis of Resistance is not dead yet
December 19, 2024 | Oved Lobel
This regime has shown itself to be remarkably durable and innovative when it comes to exporting the Islamic Revolution and attacking Israel, even under arguably worse domestic, regional and international circumstances than these. Barring a collapse of the regime or a coherent containment policy by the US and its allies – and despite whatever pragmatic and temporary retrenchment and policy adjustments may be necessary in the short term – it will attempt to regenerate the axis, and likely succeed.
Iranian human rights have significantly worsened since the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests
December 18, 2024 | Alana Schetzer
The last year has seen the war on the Iranian people’s human rights intensified. The number of executions continues to soar, new laws have been introduced further restricting women, minority groups are increasingly being disproportionately targeted, and sexual abuse is being weaponised against those who defy the regime’s laws.
There is no big winner in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
January 17, 2025 | Jamie Hyams
Hamas will glory in the horrors of October 7. It will claim it won because it survived. However, it hoped to ignite a wider war with Israel which would be attacked with equal force from all sides and ultimately destroyed.
Gaza ceasefire deal: What it means for the Middle East
January 16, 2025 | Ran Porat
After almost a year-and-a-half of agony and suffering, millions in the Middle East, especially Israelis and Palestinians, are finally seeing a silver lining.
UN’s anti-Israel biases can’t hide facts of terror
January 15, 2025 | Oved Lobel
One need not take every single IDF claim at face value to see that the reason that Gaza’s medical infrastructure has been so battered is that it is constantly and routinely being used by Hamas and other groups “to commit acts harmful to the enemy”. Yet one would never know this reading UN reports…
With Assad gone, what’s next?
December 18, 2024 | Ehud Yaari
The “ring of fire” that Iran had planned to establish around Israel has been dismantled with the loss of the single most important link in the chain, Syria.
The toon boom since October 7
December 18, 2024 | Allon Lee, Aviva Winton
Political cartoons have the power to pack a punch. They can make you outraged but also force you to engage. Since Hamas’ October 7 massacre, political cartoonists have enjoyed a bumper year.
50 years of history with the AIR
December 18, 2024 | AIJAC staff
Over the past 50 years, the Australia/Israel Review has covered, in its own unique way, numerous dramatic and world-changing events in Australia, Israel and around the world – and broken some major stories with significant effects on Australian political life.
