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Gaza protests not driven primarily by human rights concerns
No encampments were set up across the world to protest the wars in Syria and Sudan, where so many more innocent Arab civilians died. And no other conflict has aroused the rabid passion and hate displayed against Israel, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Read MoreIt’s Time to Stop the Latest Pandemic of Hate
Nobody is saying that the right to protest shouldn’t be upheld, but only in keeping with laws and university regulations. That must include the right of Jewish students to attend classes without intimidation and fear – and this is not currently happening.
Read MoreAntisemitism is the Same Old Story
The continuing inability of political and university leaders to show moral courage and emphatically call this violent hatred out has emboldened the demonstrators to such a degree that the protests continue to grow in strength and numbers, and the only people who seem to be “moved on” by police for their own “safety” are Jews
Read MoreIgnoring UNRWA’s problems will only condemn future generations of Palestinians
UNRWA remains a serious problem, and by ignoring and whitewashing the evidence of its collusion with Hamas, future Palestinian generations will continue to be condemned to an education indoctrinated with hatred and violence rather than peaceful coexistence.
Read MoreOnline antisemitic conspiracy theories apparently led to Channel Seven’s mistakes about Bondi attacker
It goes without saying that the Bondi mass murders – which occurred on the late afternoon of April 13 at Bondi Junction Westfield shopping centre – were beyond horrific. Six innocent people were murdered and 12 were injured, including a nine-month-old baby. As Saturday afternoon turned into evening, millions of Australians held their collective breath,…
Read MoreAIJAC letter in response to Marc Purcell’s piece in the Age and Sydney Morning Herald (April 18)
Marc Purcell’s piece claiming Israel is deliberately starving Gaza (Opinion, April 18) contains numerous highly contestable allegations.
Read MoreIsrael-Iran conflict: Its origins explained, and what could happen next
For now, fears of escalation appear to have been eased. However, lurking in the background is the ongoing progress of the regime in Tehran towards acquiring a nuclear weapon. The 13 April Iranian attack on Israel offered yet further proof that Israel cannot allow Iran to build such weapons. Jerusalem can be expected to act to prevent this outcome, one way or another.
Read MoreEditorial: A new coalition against Iran
Israel’s right to defend itself includes the right to respond at a time and in a manner of its choosing. While that response had not happened as of press time, it must be supported in principle.
Read MoreEmboldened Iran is still seeking nuclear capacity
Only by resuming pressure on Iran to stand down its nuclear weapons program, including restoring a credible threat that no measures will be off the table if Tehran does not comply, can the world prevent the world’s most dangerous regime from arming itself with the world’s most dangerous weapons.
Read MoreMove to recognise Palestine comes at the worst possible time
Bestowing recognition to a Palestinian state before the Palestinians agree to peace with Israel through negotiations would always violate the Oslo Accords and be inherently counterproductive. However, coming in the middle of a war initiated by the Palestinian terror group Hamas, the timing for even considering such a step couldn’t be worse.
Read More‘Flipping of the narrative’: Israel ‘depicted as victim’ after Iranian attack – Ran Porat on France 24 television
Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel late Saturday has helped flip the current narrative involving Israel, Affiliate Research Associate at the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation Ran Porat told FRANCE 24.
Read MoreWhere is everybody when Israel isn’t involved?
Where are the protestors and politicians of principle? All of these situations require mass protests and much more attention in the media and in parliament. Instead, there is a general state of Israelomania paralysing and monopolising both government and media attention. There are lamentably few who are just as active against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or the barbarity in Sudan, Myanmar, Haiti and elsewhere, as they are against Israel. Whatever is driving this uniquely powerful passion and animosity, it certainly isn’t primarily humanitarian concern.
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