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Essay: The War of Return
I grew up believing that the Arabs beyond the Green Line – the Palestinians – were like the Israelis, and similarly wanted no more or less than did Zionism: the right to run their own lives and be masters of their own fate in part of the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.
Read MoreA Changing UN General Assembly?: UN condemns use of human shields
On June 26, the UN General Assembly, in a first, amended its Global Counter Terrorism Strategy to condemn the use of civilians as human shields by terrorist organizations. The Strategy was originally adopted by the UN in 2006, and is reviewed every two years. Despite the UN’s usual sympathy towards the Palestinian cause, the new resolution is…
Read MoreGrowing Unrest in Iran
This Update deals with the growing unrest on the streets of Iran in recent weeks, principally over economic matters, and the potential implications of this unrest for international policies to contain Iran’s regional aggression, support for terrorism, and efforts to construct weapons of mass destruction
Read MoreProblems adding up for Australian aid to Palestinian Territories
As things currently stand, there are doubts over the integrity of three separate Australian-funded development programs in the Palestinian Territories. There are also long-term concerns over funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
Read MorePalestinians for Normalisation
[These Palestinian voices] are asking Palestinians, Israelis and the rest of the world, to put aside politics and calls of boycotts and focus on how to improve the lives of the Arabs living across the West Bank.
Read MoreHow exposed are Australian businesses in Iran?
In 2016, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told her Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif of “our enthusiasm for enhancing our trade and investment ties” with his country. That same year, Trade Minister Steven Ciobo opened an Austrade office in Teheran…
Read MoreEditorial: From Kim to Khamenei
Questions about whether the June 12 agreement signed by US President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un will, unlike previous broken promises, successfully lead to North Korean denuclearisation also have implications for Iran…
Read MoreDr Jonathan Spyer on current conflicts in the Middle East
AIJAC guest Dr Jonathan Spyer spoke with Dr David Cumin of the Israel Institute of New Zealand about current Middle East issues. Video by courtesy of the Israel Institute of New Zealand.
Read MorePA Agrees – Iran behind Gaza border violence
The Palestinian battle against Israel has almost always been intrinsically linked to external powers, and the ongoing Hamas-directed violent riots along the Gaza security fence are no exception.
Read MorePromoting Interfaith Dialogue Between Jews and Muslims
Friction seems to be at an all-time high between the world’s three main Abrahamic religions. At this juncture, interfaith dialogue is important. AIJAC Director of International Affairs Jeremy Jones discusses his objectives to bridge gaps with i24 News host Emily Frances.
Read MoreTerror beneath the sea
Since its bloody takeover of the Gaza strip in 2007, Hamas has been busy digging. This underground effort was not supposed to ameliorate the lives of the Strip’s two million residents by building infrastructure, expanding irrigation, taking care of sewage or looking for cleaner water sources.
Read MoreAIJAC thanks Australian government for principled stance at UN
AIJAC National Chairman Mark Leibler AC and Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein AM today wrote to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to express AIJAC’s “sincere appreciation for Australia’s principled stance at the UN General Assembly by voting in favour of the US amendment to the unbalanced motion on Israel…
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