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Stability is at stake
Despite the government’s short lifespan, there is no disputing the fact this political experiment achieved some positive and important outcomes. The experiment was principally about Israeli identity. The eight different parties in the unwieldy coalition stood for ideologies covering the entire political spectrum from left to right.
Read MoreYemen’s ceasefire will likely have disastrous consequences
A ceasefire brokered in Yemen by the United Nations on April 2, extended for another 2 months on June 2, has been widely hailed as a step towards peace – sadly, it is likely anything but. While there have been some humanitarian benefits flowing to some individuals, this ceasefire is an exact replay of the UN-brokered Stockholm Agreement of 2018, which protected Houthi control of the Hodeidah port, earned them tens of millions of dollars and enabled them to transfer fighters to other fronts. This ceasefire will also grant time for the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, to regroup and relaunch assaults across the country while consolidating control internally of the areas they already occupy.
Read MoreBackgrounder: The Temple Mount “Status Quo”
Did the teenagers’ decision to pray at the Temple Mount/ Al-Aqsa compound constitute a violation of the current rules around the status quo; which for almost half a century have dictated that Jews are allowed to visit the site but not pray there?
Read MoreEditorial: The Legacy of an Experiment
In any case, many Israeli analysts and politicians are now referring to the outgoing eight-party ruling coalition as an “experiment” which failed. However, despite the Government’s short lifespan, there is a case to be made that this political experiment achieved some positive and important outcomes.
Read MoreAIJAC welcomes Victorian swastika ban, and introduction of similar NSW legislation
These bans are an important tool to deter open displays of antisemitism and further marginalise racist extremists, and will help strengthen communal cohesion and harmony across Australia.
Read MoreAIJAC’s Ahron Shapiro and Ran Porat interviewed on Israeli political developments on ABC NewsRadio
AIJAC’s Ahron Shapiro and Ran Porat were interviewed on Israeli political developments on ABC NewsRadio on June 21
Read MoreSome key points to understand about the dissolution of Israel’s Government
On Monday, June 20, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced he will be introducing a bill to dissolve the Knesset, (Israel’s parliament) and call new elections. If the bill is passed, a general election will be held in late October.
Read MoreIsrael and the UN: How the world’s only Jewish state has been scapegoated
Australia stands up for human rights, and the pursuit of human rights demands consistency, and fairness for all. This was the message Australia’s Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Amanda Gorely… as she reiterated Australia’s continuing opposition to that body’s recently launched, unprecedented permanent Commission of Inquiry (COI) into Israel.
Read MoreUnhealthy obsessions return to the annual World Health Organisation assembly – yet there are signs of positive change
While the World Health Organisation (WHO) has decried what it calls the politicisation of the COVID-19 pandemic, this has not stopped the world’s pre-eminent public health body from continuing its own longstanding practice of politicisation, by singling out one nation – Israel – for annual rebuke.
Read MoreThe Far-Right foreign fighter threat that wasn’t
While the situation needs to be monitored, it is deeply irresponsible to suggest that the war in Ukraine is in any way comparable to Afghanistan and Syria in terms of creating a transnational terrorist threat. This not only misrepresents the scope and nature of this alleged phenomenon in Ukraine and the situation in Ukraine more broadly, but also distracts from the actual far-Right threat of murderous meme terrorism by self-radicalized, unaffiliated actors emerging from toxic digital ecosystems. Finally, such baseless analysis only helps Russia push its false narratives as part of its war on Ukraine, both by associating Ukraine with a non-existent threat, as well as drawing attention away from Russia’s open, long-standing, and potentially dangerous relationship with far-Right actors.
Read MoreAIJAC commends Australia’s statement against the UNHRC’s permanent Commission of Inquiry into Israel
AIJAC commends the Australian Government for its principled statement opposing the United Nations Human Rights Council’s permanent Commission of Inquiry into Israel, made on the occasion of the release of the Commission’s first report at the 50th session of the UNHRC in Geneva
Read MoreIAEA Board rebukes Iran, Iran unplugs IAEA cameras
A resolution regarding Iran passed by the Board of Governors (BOG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday, June 8, used strong diplomatic language to urge Teheran to finally come clean about its illegal nuclear activities.
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