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Rise of anti-Semitism echoes older, more dangerous eras
Everyone agrees that all Australians have a right to freely express their opinions, choose how they spend their money and support causes without having their loyalty questioned… But not if you’re Jewish. If you’re Jewish and support Israel, expect to be smeared as belonging to a vast conspiracy reaching into the deepest recesses of power in Australia and across the world.
Read MoreFour Corners “Forever War” episode reflected the endless crusade of its creator, John Lyons
“The Forever War,” screened March 11, was an ABC “Four Corners” episode that focused on the current Israel-Hamas war which began with Hamas’ October 7 massacre, rape, pillaging and hostage-taking spree. It was created and narrated by ABC Global Affairs Editor John Lyons. Like Lyons’ previous Four Corner offering on the Israel-Palestinian conflict – the…
Read MoreAIJAC “gravely disappointed” by Australian Government’s decision to resume UNRWA funding
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) expressed grave disappointment about the Australian government’s decision to resume funding to the UN’s Palestinian Refugee Agency UNRWA, given the mounting evidence that its Gazan operations are complicit in Hamas’ massacre upon southern Israel on October 7.
Read MoreThis is no time to throw Hamas a lifeline
Unless Hamas decides to surrender, which seems unlikely, it’s hard to see how the war can end without defeating those remaining battalions; killing, capturing or forcing into exile the organisation’s top leadership
Read MoreAIJAC calls on Australian Government to remain firm on UNRWA
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) calls on the Australian government to stand firm and avoid making the recent mistakes of Sweden and Canada in their resumption of funding to the UN’s Palestinian Refugee Agency UNRWA
Read More“Anti-Zionism” is illegitimate and immoral regardless of whether or not it is antisemitic
In the end, all forms of anti-Zionism amount to calling for the violent death and displacement of not only Jews, but Arabs in the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon, as well. The Jews are not going to dissolve their state and will use overwhelming and destructive force to defend it, as any people in a similar situation would.
Read MoreRamadan and the Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations
Hamas has all along been signalling that it sees no urgency for a Ramadan truce, and may indeed see Ramadan as signifying intensified war, not a time for arrangements to facilitate peaceful worship.
Read MoreScourge of antisemitism must end
Many Jews already felt insecure when wearing a kippah or Star of David in public and have avoided doing so. Like so many, I have been befuddled at how anti-Israelism has swiftly segued into anti-Judaism, and the targeting of individual Jews. I feel deep sorrow that Melbourne’s proud Jewish community is being intimidated by mobs, graffiti, and anti-Jewish words.
Read MoreUNRWA and miseducating Palestinians
Proof that UNRWA employees, including teachers and school staffers, were actively involved in the violent October 7 massacre – yes, some UNRWA teachers were doubling as terrorists – should have triggered moral outrage, yet somehow, the virtue signalers remained quiet.
Read MoreAIJAC angered and disappointed at “cowardly” and “discriminatory” actions of the 2024 Frontline Mental Health Conference
The management of the Frontline Mental Health Conference aided and abetted the discriminatory intent of a small number of pro-Palestinian activists determined to target any and all Israelis for exclusion – even if they never say so in so many words.
Read MoreAs the Houthis threaten international shipping, spare a thought for the people of Yemen
The Iranian-backed Houthis are doing much more than attacking international shipping, however; they have been engaged in fighting a brutal, near decade-long war across Yemen that they instigated in 2014, and which has so far cost the lives of more than 377,000 Yemeni people
Read MoreBecause of October 7, Israel will never be the same again: Joel Burnie on Sky News
AIJAC Executive Manager Joel Burnie speaks from Israel to Sky News Australia’s Gabriella Power, 29 February 2024.
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