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AIJAC calls for better enforcement of Australia’s laws against supporting listed terrorist groups
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has called on law enforcement agencies to improve their enforcement of existing laws against offering support to listed terrorist groups as well as laws against the public display of prohibited terrorist organisation symbols.
Read MoreFast Facts: Israel’s ground incursion into Lebanon
On Sept. 30, the Wall Street Journal reported that “Israeli special forces have been carrying out small, targeted raids into southern Lebanon, gathering intelligence and probing ahead of a possible broader ground incursion that could come as soon as this week.”
Read MoreHezbollah, not Israel, is the enemy of the Lebanese people
Hezbollah, not Israel, is the enemy of Lebanon and Lebanese sovereignty and is grossly violating multiple elements of international law, not least by its indiscriminate, unprovoked attacks on Israelis that sparked the conflict.
Read MoreWant to stop an Israel-Hezbollah war? Look to Teheran
Restoring calm across the Israel-Lebanon border requires the international community to accept something about which it has long been in denial: Iran is fighting a cold war with the West. Hezbollah-Israel fighting is merely proxy warfare.
Read MoreWong ceasefire call misses the mark: Joel Burnie on Sky News
AIJAC executive Manager Joel Burnie spoke from Israel to Sky News’ Danica Di Giorgio, 27 September 2024.
Read MoreA Kafkaesque time for the Jewish people
Antisemitism should matter to all Australians… The failure of religious leaders, politicians and people of good conscience to loudly condemn the desecration of a synagogue space or the violent invective against Jews – from city councils to protest rallies, from schools to shopping centres – is dangerous. For while it may begin with the Jews, it certainly won’t end with them.
Read MoreDeplorable vote undermines our national interests
The Australian Government’s deplorable decision to abstain, and not oppose, last week’s UN General Assembly resolution demanding Israel completely pull out of the West Bank and Gaza within one year, completely undermines Australia’s long-standing bipartisan policy of supporting a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian two-state peace.
Read MoreEditorial: After a year of war
It is one year since Hamas’ bloodthirsty invasion of southern Israel, which killed almost 1,200 Israelis and saw more than 200 hostages abducted to Gaza. Yet the international community appears further than ever from understanding what this war is all about.
Read MoreLetter: All Israeli citizens have equal democratic rights
Louise Adler writes much about her education (“Things I’ve learnt you can’t ask about Israel”, September 21). It’s unfortunate that education didn’t extend to the real reasons for the lack of Israeli/Palestinian peace…
Read MoreStatement to Senate Committee hearing on Commission of Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities Bill
There have been countless incidents of harassment, intimidation, and exclusion, with reports of individuals being aggressively screamed at, filmed without consent, followed, and physically barred from accessing parts of campuses by hostile protestors and encampments. Some Jewish staff have required security protection simply to carry out their professional duties.
Read MoreAIJAC extremely disappointed in Australia’s abstention on UN resolution
AIJAC is extremely disappointed by Australia’s abstention on yesterday’s UN General Assembly resolution demanding Israel completely pull out of the West Bank and Gaza within one year, noting the Australian Government should have voted “no” if it is genuinely committed to… supporting a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian two-state peace.
Read MoreUN draft resolution would ‘represent a reward’ for Hamas: Colin Rubenstein on Sky News
AIJAC Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein told Sky News’ Sharri Markson that the UN draft resolution would “represent a reward” for Hamas. US President Joe Biden’s Administration is urging Australia to say no to a draft UN resolution by the Palestinian Authority. The draft demands an unconditional withdrawal from Gaza and the West Bank.
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