The Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA)
April 17, 2020 | AIJAC staff
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is an agreement between Iran and the international community reached in 2015 to prevent Iran from building a nuclear bomb.
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel (BDS)
April 5, 2020 | AIJAC staff
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel has become a key tactic to delegitimise and isolate Israel internationally.
Australia and Israel at the United Nations
April 5, 2020 | AIJAC staff
Australia and Israel have worked together in the United Nations going back prior to the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948.
Factsheet: The European invocation of the JCPOA “dispute resolution” mechanism
January 17, 2020 | AIJAC staff
On January 14, Britain, France and Germany, three key signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal reached with Iran in 2015, invoked the Dispute Resolution Mechanism (DRM) in that agreement. Here is our guide to what this means and what could happen next.
Factsheet: Alleged Israeli attacks on Iranian-linked targets over recent days
August 28, 2019 | AIJAC staff
Over the last few days, there have been four attacks against sites in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq which have been attributed to Israeli forces.
Factsheet: Myths and Facts about the growth of Israel’s West Bank settlements
May 4, 2015 | AIJAC staff
A frequently repeated talking point on the Middle East is that Israeli building in settlements in the West Bank is supposedly taking up more and more land and making Palestinian statehood unviable…
These sorts of claims are based on a series of fundamental misunderstandings about the nature, scope and rate of Israeli building in West Bank settlements… This “fact sheet” presents some basic evidence to allow the discussion of Israeli settlements to take place on a factual and informed basis.
Factsheet: Israel’s legal process regarding Palestinian minors accused of using stones as weapons in the West Bank
December 23, 2011 | AIJAC staff
This document looks at the Israeli legal process regarding Palestinian minors in the West Bank (hereinafter, the “Area”) accused of using stones as weapons, including a specific analysis of a recent two month period, August and September 2011.
Factsheet: The Palestinian Unilateral Declaration of Independence bid at the UN
September 21, 2011
It is expected that the UN resolution will be blocked in the Security Council by US veto, and will pass in the General Assembly where it is non-binding. The General Assembly cannot by itself establish or recognise a state, it can only admit new members after being nominated by the Security Council.
Factsheet: the Israel-Lebanon border incident
August 4, 2010
Overnight, a border clash between Israeli and Lebanese troops left five people dead. While statements from both sides have been reported in most Australian media, some contextualising facts have been excluded by some media.
Factsheet: The Gaza Flotilla
June 1, 2010
Israel considers itself to be in a state of war with Hamas-ruled Gaza; Being at war with Hamas, Israel is within its rights to enforce a maritime blockade on Gaza in order to prevent Hamas from obtaining weapons and other materiel that would aid its war effort
