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Efraim Inbar on Australia-Israel relations, Palestinian leadership and Persian Gulf tensions
Professor Efraim Inbar comments on the Australia-Israel relationship, the Palestinian leadership and tensions in the Persian Gulf.
Read MoreAIJAC congratulates Albanese on Labor leadership
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) extends its congratulations to Anthony Albanese on his appointment as leader of the Australian Labor Party.
Read MoreLet’s not forget the victims of the Iranian regime’s egregious human rights violations
New revelations about the regime’s severe and ongoing human rights violations are not making it into the Australian media.
Read MoreAIJAC congratulates Coalition and Morrison on their re-election
AIJAC congratulates Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the entire Coalition on their most impressive re-election.
Read MoreGreens foreign policy would make Australia less safe
If elected to a position of influence, the Greens’ foreign policy would put Australians at greater risk when facing global security threats.
Read MoreAIJAC mourns the passing of Bob Hawke
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) mourns the passing of Bob Hawke, one of Australia’s greatest statesmen, and a much-beloved friend of both the Australian Jewish community and of Israel.
Read MoreEurovision and the Greens’ green light for BDS
With all the excitement about Australia being in the Eurovision grand final, it’s worth recalling that last May, Lee Rhiannon, a Greens senator at the time, pressured then SBS managing director Michael Ebeid to drop its broadcast because it would be held in Tel Aviv and therefore “could impact on Palestinians”.
Read MoreAntisemitic vandalism during this federal election campaign ― why is it happening? what can be done?
The swastika has made frequent appearances during the 2019 federal election campaign. This is upsetting, but not really surprising given the fact that Jewish communities around the world have recorded a recent increase in antisemitic activity.
Read MoreAs Iran threatens to violate JCPOA, a new report by Harvard experts sheds light on past Iranian deceptions
This week, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced that Iran would begin openly breaching its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal signed by Iran, the US, UK, Germany, France, China and Russia in 2015. The US pulled out of the agreement a year ago and has since reimposed strong sanctions…
Read MoreWhen terrorist groups add cyber-capabilities to their bombs and bullets
If the reports of Hamas targeting vital infrastructure are true, it means Iran has likely sought to pass its formidable knowhow on to the group.
Read MoreCampus fiasco highlights the disastrous consequences of Palestinian “anti-normalisation” activism
An ideal scenario one would think: the two leading software companies in the Palestinian territories arrive at a Palestinian university to offer jobs to Palestinian students at a time of high unemployment amongst young Palestinians.
Read MoreYom Hazikaron 5779: Sixteen more reasons to grieve
The four Israelis killed on May 5 in Hamas and Islamic Jihad’s massive rocket barrage and guided anti-tank missile attack increased to 16 the number to be added this year to Israel’s list of over 23,000 fallen to be commemorated for Yom Hazikaron
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