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AIJAC expresses strong support for US-Israeli military efforts against Iran
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) expresses its strong support for the joint United States-Israel military strike against Iran’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile infrastructure.
Read MoreWhy the United States had no choice but to strike Iran
Critics immediately accused the United States, and by extension Israel, of destabilising the region and acting outside the bounds of international law. But the facts – and the law – tell a very different story.
Read MoreHe survived Bondi. Now he’s fighting back: Arsen Ostrovsky addresses AIPAC conference
AIJAC’s Head of Sydney Office, Arsen Ostrovsky, delivered a deeply moving address at the AIPAC Conference in Washington DC this week.
Read MoreNew ‘respectability’ for ancient hatred
Anti-Semitism has acquired a new respectability. It is increasingly expressed through anti-Israel behaviour and rhetoric, framed in the language of human rights, international law and social justice.
Read MoreGrounds for confidence in the Royal Commission: Joel Burnie on 2CC radio
AIJAC executive manager Joel Burnie discussed the opening day of the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion with 2CC radio in Canberra.
Read MoreEncouraging start to Royal Commission: Joel Burnie on Sky News
AIJAC executive manager Joel Burnie discussed the opening day of the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion with Sky News’ Chris Kenny.
Read MoreA visit to support the Jewish community became an excuse for some to further traumatise them
You’d need a cold heart not to be moved by footage of the [Israeli] president and his wife consoling tearful family members of those murdered. Yet, sadly, the visit attracted vitriol from some for whom the plight of the Bondi victims and the traumatised Jewish community were outweighed by their determination to pursue their obsessive campaign against Israel.
Read MoreWhen a platform becomes a weapon
The chants of former Australian of the Year Grace Tame are still echoing in the ears of Australian Jews all over the country. To have someone who has been bestowed a great honour, one reserved for someone who embodies Australian values such as fairness, respect and compassion, use a chant widely interpreted as a call for violence against a segment of the Australian community is both troubling and distressing.
Read MoreHerzog’s visit brought warmth to Australia’s Jews
Antisemitism has become so normalised that many incidents barely register beyond the community itself. In that climate, Herzog’s visit was not simply a diplomatic engagement. It was the embrace that we needed for a community that for too long felt isolated and vulnerable.
Read More‘Anti-Zionist’ protests just same old Soviet-style hate
The protests held this past week against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog – a largely ceremonial head of state – were touted as mass mobilisation in the service of human rights and international law. In reality, they followed the same script as classic Soviet practice in which Zionism was slandered, treated as illegitimate, vilified as a symbol of global evil
Read MoreHerzog visit brought a split-screen vision of Australia
This week’s historic visit to Australia by Israeli President Isaac Herzog came at a moment of immense significance for Australia’s Jewish community… It also, however, developed into a split screen moment for the nation’s character, forcing Australians to confront what kind of society we want to be and whether our commitment to tolerance and the rule of law will endure.
Read MoreAntisemitism in Australia after the Bondi Massacre: Arsen Ostrovsky at the Sydney Institute
AIJAC Sydney office head Arsen Ostrovsky & columnist with The Australian Gemma Tognini appeared at the Sydney Institute to discuss antisemitism in Australia in the wake of the Bondi Massacre.
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