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The results are in – Israeli Elections 2019
AIJAC’s Israeli election expert Ahron Shapiro has been carefully watching as the results come in. Here he summarises the results, as at Wednesday afternoon (AEST), and tells us what we can expect over the coming days.
Read MoreElection leaves Netanyahu with easy path to coalition
With 97 percent of the vote officially counted in yesterday’s Israeli election – despite his Likud party merely tying the Blue and White party as the largest faction in the Knesset – Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been left with the easiest path to form the next government.
Read MoreAustralia and the IRGC: is a ban necessary?
In Australia, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is not designated a terrorist entity, but Australians would be wise to avoid having anything to do with the Iranian military, its officers and its business offshoots
Read MoreIsraeli President Rivlin, PM Netanyahu, Gantz issue statements for Election Day
As Israel goes to the polls, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Likud party candidate and incumbent Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and top challenger Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz issued statements that were published in the Israeli press. AIJAC reprints them here. In the case of Rivlin’s statement, AIJAC provided the translation. For a better…
Read MoreDid Netanyahu just promise to annex the West Bank if reelected?
On Saturday night, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was interviewed by Israeli TV Channel 12’s Rena Matzliah. Comments that Netanyahu made in the interview have been the basis for a flurry of media reports with misleading headlines…
Read MoreAhron Shapiro on the Israeli election campaign
AIJAC’s Ahron Shapiro discusses the upcoming Israeli election on Sky News “Politics HQ”, 5 April 2019
Read MoreCriticism of Brunei over homosexuality laws very warranted, but let’s not forget Iran
We must not forget other countries with similarly notorious policies, especially Iran, where anti-gay laws may have already cost thousands of innocent people their lives.
Read MoreMichael Doran on Iran
What steps does the global community need to take to halt Iran’s regional and global ambitions? AIJAC guest Dr Michael Doran of the Hudson Institute answers.
Read MoreIranian Cybercrime Remains and Expands
With each passing month, new revelations have demonstrated the staggering reach of Iran’s disinformation campaigns and potent offensive cyber capabilities.
Read MoreWe must fight the hate that spawns terrorism
Australia must strengthen our arsenal of tools to combat the spread of hate. Effective administration of measures like Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, designed to protect Australians from hate speech, racial vilification and group defamation while still enabling robust protection
Read MoreAustralian media failed to report the Gaza unrest which may explain the recent Gaza rocket attacks
Consumers of the media in Australia were adequately informed of the events of the last few days in Israel and the Palestinian territories – whereby a large rocket fired from Gaza into central Israel on March 25, injuring seven people, triggered a round of violence. Israeli retaliated with air-raids against Hamas targets in Gaza while…
Read MoreCentre Stage
The centrist ticket has been a feature of Israeli politics since its inception, and indeed was there before Israel’s birth. In fact, Blue and White seems reminiscent of multiple centrist predecessors in terms of its target audience, range of varied candidates, and eclectic ideas.
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