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Joint statement on the University of Sydney
We are appalled and deeply concerned by the agreement that was reached on June 21 by the University of Sydney and representatives of protesters who had camped on the University’s grounds for the previous eight weeks. Many of the protesters were from outside the University, yet they were allowed to menace the University community and disturb campus life without challenge. They have now been rewarded for doing so.
Read MoreAIJAC condemns Sydney University’s “capitulation” to Muslim Students’ Association
The University of Sydney’s capitulation… provides the allies of the extremist Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir with immediate rewards for defying the rules and other bad behaviour.
Read MoreThe War in Gaza: A Middle East and Global Turning Point – Bret Stephens in Melbourne
New York Times columnist Bret Stephens speaks to AIJAC in Melbourne on the topic of “The War in Gaza: A Middle East and Global Turning Point” during his visit to Australia for the Centre for Independent Studies.
Read More“I’ve never in my lifetime felt like my community is living in fear as we are now”: Jamie Hyams on Sky News
“I’ve never in my lifetime had to feel like my community is living in fear as we are now” – AIJAC’s Jamie Hyams speaks with Steve Price on Sky News Australia.
Read MoreAIJAC calls for Australia to follow Canada and list the IRGC as a terrorist organisation
The Government claims that as a state entity, the IRGC is not covered by the terrorist organisation provisions in the Criminal Code. But as we have repeatedly said, if current laws prevent the IRGC’s listing under the current Criminal Code, then amend the legislation. This is what the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee proposed in February 2023 when it recommended listing the IRGC.
Read MoreCounting – and miscounting – Gaza aid trucks
The United Nations’ official data on the amount of aid being delivered to Gaza is not only unreliable but consistently undercounts the actual number of trucks going into the Strip.
Read MoreAIJAC appalled by attack on the electorate office of Josh Burns
AIJAC is appalled by the attack on the electorate office of Josh Burns last night – a further escalation of the campaign of political violence against our elected representatives by extremist pro-Palestinian thugs. Moreover, the claim that Burns was targeted because he is a ‘Zionist’ only underlines the clearly antisemitic overtones of this particular attack.
Read MoreMuch of the Arab world knows Hamas ‘is the problem’: Colin Rubenstein on Sky News
AIJAC Executive Director Colin Rubenstein says much of the Arab and Muslim world understands that Hamas “is the problem”. “It’s a genocidal entity, it’s backed by Iran, it’s a threat to all of them,” Dr Rubenstein told Sky News host Sharri Markson. “They do understand that Israel has an absolute right to self-defense and that Hamas has to be dismantled.”
Read MoreAustralia must never be a party to cynical, pro-Hamas lawfare
Following Israel’s dramatic rescue on Saturday of four innocent people seized at a music festival and then held for eight months, we can see more clearly than ever the absurdity of the growth in “lawfare” in support of the Hamas war against Israel.
Read MoreAIJAC expresses appreciation to PM, Leader of the Opposition, for bipartisan stance against extremism and antisemitism
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) today expressed its appreciation to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton for their strong bipartisan statements yesterday condemning the extremism and antisemitism which has been afflicting the Australian community
Read MoreDid Hamas accept ceasefire proposal? ABC can’t get its story straight
Unfortunately, ABC TV “News” viewers who watched “News at Noon” shortly afterwards wouldn’t have known that Hamas was the main obstacle [to a ceasefire-for-hostage deal], because host Ros Child’s interviewee on the subject, ABC Global Affairs Editor John Lyons, claimed the opposite.
Read MorePoliticised decision-making a threat to hopes for lasting peace
The only possible explanation for the ICC launching its first-ever charges against Israel in the current war – despite violating its own core rules – is the politicisation of its decision-making.
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