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AIJAC applauds government’s principled vote against UNHRC resolution which predetermined Israel’s guilt
AIJAC applauds the principled stand the Australian Government took in opposing the one-sided anti-Israel resolution to set up an inquiry into the violence in Gaza at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) last week.
Read MoreGaza deaths a Hamas win, but underline Palestinian leadership failures
The loss of 60 Palestinian lives along the Israel-Gaza border on Monday was indeed tragic and heartbreaking.
Yet these deaths were not the result of anything resembling a peaceful protest, despite claims to the contrary…
Read MoreAIJAC calls opening of US Embassy in Jerusalem “a bold act of American leadership which corrects a gross historical injustice”
The move of the US Embassy to Jerusalem yesterday was a bold act of American leadership which corrected a gross historical injustice which left Israel as the only nation in the world effectively disallowed from choosing its own capital.
Read MorePalestinian incitement highlights Nazi themes
In a chilling instance of timing, the Jewish World noted Holocaust (Shoah) memorial day this week, just as Holocaust denial and other Nazi-related themes featured prominently in Palestinian incitement against Israel in recent weeks.
Read MoreMyths and facts about Gaza’s ‘march of return’
The demonstrations along the Israel–Gaza border dubbed the ‘Great March of Return’ are a calculated and desperate propaganda move, largely organised and funded by Hamas alongside other terrorist organisations.
Read MoreCash-strapped Jordan may yet fully embrace Israel peace dividend
Nearly a quarter-century since signing a peace agreement with Israel, there are increasing signs that Jordan is ready to fully embrace the economic dividend the peace agreement promised but has, until now, failed to fully deliver to its economy.
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In Her Criticism of Daniel Pipes, Patton Continues to Miss the Point
I am pleased that, in her latest article replying to me, Chloe Patton has been prepared to engage more substantively with what Daniel Pipes had to say while visiting Australia…
Read MoreGreen money behind Palestinian causes
In the past 12 months, Greens Senators Lee Rhiannon and Janet Rice have declared five donations to a range of groups and individuals that actively advocate for boycotts against Israel, refuse to acknowledge Palestinian aggression against Israelis and accuse Israel of “massacring” Palestinians.
Read MoreAustralians MPs speak out in honour of Israel’s 70th, remember Evian mistakes
In honour of Israel’s forthcoming 70th anniversary, Government Member Stuart Robert moved a motion in Parliament on February 28, in the lead up to the 80th anniversary of the Evian Conference on the plight of Jewish refugees, to officially apologise for Australia’s position on persecuted Jews in 1938
Read MoreUS cuts funds to the Palestinian Authority over its “pay to slay”: Should Australia follow suit?
The US Congress officially passed the Taylor Force Act on March 23, which requires that the US halt its funding to the Palestinian Authority (PA) if the latter refuses to end its “martyr” compensation scheme, which provides lifetime monthly stipends to convicted terrorists relative to their sentences and to the families of slain terrorists. It was part of a large US$1.3 trillion budget Bill that US President Donald Trump signed into law after passing Congress.
Read MoreThe misguided campaign against visiting Middle East expert Daniel Pipes
AIJAC’s Executive Director Dr. Colin Rubenstein responds to the vicious campaign waged against Middle East expert Dr. Daniel Pipes, during his recent speaking tour of Australia as a guest of AIJAC.
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