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“I ask myself, what are these people celebrating?” – Joel Burnie on SkyNews
AIJAC’s executive manager Joel Burnie discussed the pro-Hamas rallies in Sydney and the shocking attack upon in Israel on Sky News, 10 October 2023.
Read MoreHorror too ghastly to comprehend
There is horror and anger and confusion and disbelief and revulsion, but none can adequately describe or do justice to what has happened and is currently happening to my Jewish homeland, Israel.
Read More“Shameless brutality” of Hamas’ attack – Colin Rubenstein on Sky News
Sky News’ Kieran Gilbert interviewed Dr Colin Rubenstein on 9 October 2023 about the horrific Hamas attacks upon Israel.
Read More‘Israel’s 9/11’ and the troubling ‘victory’ of Hamas
The events on the Gaza-Israel border, which started on 7 October, are nothing short of an earthquake. The implications are difficult to foresee right now, but are likely to be enormous.
Read MoreAIJAC unequivocally condemns brutal Hamas attacks on Israel, expresses solidarity with the Israeli people
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) unequivocally condemned the vicious and unprovoked surprise coordinated armed attacks on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas today and expressed solidarity with the people of Israel.
Read MoreWar again shocked us all
In July 1973, I visited a young, 25-year-old Israel, seemingly well-recovered from the threatening June 1967 Six Day War, for a happy sporting event – the four-yearly Maccabiah Games, the so-called “Jewish Olympics”.
Read MoreAfghanistan’s ISKP remains primarily a regional threat for now
It may well be that my 2021 assessments on ISKP’s future will eventually turn out to be correct. Yet for now, just over two years since the US withdrawal, the Taliban crackdown is mostly keeping the group in check and there still seem to be enough intelligence sources in and around Afghanistan to disrupt any plots – if any concrete plots, as opposed to aspirations, even exist – directed at the West.
Read MorePalestinians declare war on main benefactor UNRWA over required pledge not to discriminate
UNRWA’s stellar record of support for both Palestinian welfare and Palestinian political demands counted for little two weeks ago when the Palestinian Authority (PA), Hamas and many other Palestinian civic and religious organisations declared war on UNRWA.
Read MoreMorocco and Israel: A disaster underscores how the Abraham Accords have changed the region
Israel and Morocco have a unique relationship that, thanks to the links forged by Morocco’s once extensive Jewish community, has roots dating back thousands of years, but was only converted to full diplomatic relations a few years ago.
Read MoreAfter over 7 months of silence, Government rejects nearly all Senate recommendations on Iran
Just why the Australian Government continues to refuse to coordinate with its allies when it comes to sanctions on Iran, and is content to self-evidently lag behind other nations in its statements and actions, remains a mystery.
Read MoreNSW Parliament pays tribute to AIJAC’s Jeremy Jones, OBM
“Jeremy Jones was that rarest and best of leaders. He led not just by position but also by example. He was a genuinely good man who showed us by his professional life and also by his personal life how we can all live best together, with understanding and respect.”
Read MoreAIJAC welcomes Federal Court judgment in Brighton Secondary College antisemitism case
AIJAC has welcomed the Federal Court judgment, released today, in Kaplan v State of Victoria – a case launched by five Melbourne Jewish students claiming that were not protected by Brighton Secondary College against years of antisemitic bullying
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