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AIJAC welcomes Federal Royal Commission into antisemitism following Bondi massacre
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) welcomes Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s announcement of a Royal Commission into antisemitism, following the Bondi massacre.
Read MoreParameters of a Royal Commission will be crucial: Joel Burnie on Sky News
AIJAC executive manager Joel Burnie addressed speculation that the government will announce a Royal Commission into antisemitism with Sky News’ Hollie Stearns.
Read MoreAuthor comments part of disgusting, toxic antisemitism spreading in recent years: Joel Burnie on Sky News
AIJAC executive manager Joel Burnie spoke with Sky News’ James MacPherson about the vile comments made by children’s book author Matt Chun in the wake of the Bondi massacre.
Read MoreRoot causes and the facilitators of antisemitism must be investigated: Colin Rubenstein on ABC News
AIJAC executive director Dr Colin Rubenstein appeared in an ABC News report into calls for a royal commission into antisemitism.
Read MoreWhat I learned on Bondi beach
Lying on the ground that balmy summer night in Sydney with blood still gushing from my head, having just learned that my wife and children had reached safety, I found myself reciting the Shema, the ancient and seminal Jewish declaration of faith.
Read MoreSports legends, business and defence leaders, silks, communal organisations, officials, politicians and others call for royal commission
A list of all Australians, including the families of the victims as well as current and former sports legends, officials, politicians, business leaders, silks and communal organisations that have publicly called for a royal commission following the Bondi terrorist attack.
Read MoreAIJAC, ZFA and national Jewish and communal organisations call on Prime Minister to establish Royal Commission into Antisemitism
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA), Zionism Victoria, the Zionist Council of NSW, the State Zionist Council of QLD, the State Zionist Council of South Australia, the State Zionist Council of WA, the ACT Zionist Council, the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia, Women’s International Zionist Organisation Australia, the Australasian Union of Jewish Students, the Rabbinical Council of Australia, the Rabbinical Council of NSW, the Rabbinical Council of Victoria, the Australasian Zionist Youth Council, and the Union for Progressive Judaism today issue this unified and urgent call for the establishment of a Commonwealth Royal Commission into Antisemitism.
Read More“This was an attack on Australia”: Joel Burnie on Sky News
AIJAC Executive Manager Joel Burnie spoke to Sky News’ Kel Richards about the joint statement by several leading Australian Jewish community organisations calling for a royal commission.
Read More“We need a royal commission”: Joel Burnie on Sky News UK
AIJAC Executive Manager Joel Burnie spoke to Sky News UK about the unequivocal need for a royal commission after the Bondi terrorist attack.
Read MoreRoyal commission necessary: Jamie Hyams on Sky News
AIJAC Director of Public Affairs Jamie Hyams OAM spoke with Sky News’ Reuben Spargo about the need for a Royal Commission after the Bondi terrorist attack.
Read MoreI survived Bondi. Now a royal commission is critical
Bondi should never have happened. We owe it to those who lost their lives, and those like me who survived this horror, to safeguard Australia’s democratic values and our shared future, and ensure that the conditions which allowed such hatred to grow are confronted, exposed and never allowed to repeat.
Read MoreVale Stanley Roth AM
We at AIJAC were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Stanley Roth AM. Stanley was a wonderful, inspirational, caring and principled person, a pillar of our Australian Jewish community and also devoted to the security and vitality of Israel.
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