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AIJAC welcomes announcement of additional Australian sanctions on Iran
AIJAC welcomes the Australian Government’s recent announcement of targeted sanctions against seven Iranian officials and entities involved in domestic human rights abuses
Read MoreSept. 2023 IAEA report: Iran lies and edges even closer to nuclear weapons
Attempts to present a positive spin on the Agency’s latest findings about Iran’s nuclear weapons program amount to nothing more than a smokescreen.
Read MoreIs UNESCO Going to Erase Jewish History From Another Israeli City?
UNESCO is supposed to be a body that preserves the cultural history of the world. Yet by furthering and facilitating the Palestinian agenda of erasing Jewish history from the Land of Israel, UNESCO is not only failing in its mission, but completely subverting it by participating in the corruption and falsification of history itself.
Read MoreIsrael and PNG: A relationship built upon faith
After some months of anticipation, Papua New Guinea (PNG) opened its embassy in Israel’s capital Jerusalem on September 5, with visiting PNG Prime Minister James Marape declaring it a “milestone moment” for the Christian-majority South Pacific nation.
Read MoreAIJAC “utterly devastated” by the passing of our colleague Jeremy Jones
Everyone at AIJAC is utterly devastated by the passing today of our beloved, widely admired and respected colleague Jeremy Jones, after an extended illness which he fought with great courage.
Read MoreOrganised crime, police crisis fuel Arab murder epidemic in Israel
A leadership body representing Israel’s Arab communities called a “state of emergency” and a general strike on September 5 to protest intra-Arab violent crime, murders and assassinations, which have soared to unprecedented levels this year.
Read MoreAustralia must do more about Iran
Instead of focusing solely on Israeli–Palestinian issues, Australian pressure should also be directed towards the Iranian regime over its piracy, terrorism, nuclear program, regional destabilisation, weapons proliferation and material support for Russia.
Read MoreThe ABC gets settlements wrong, again
By leaving out facts that don’t fit the story’s narrative… the ABC avoided showing its news audience the reality that is far more complex than the simplistic morality play the segment would suggest.
Read MoreWhy those who claim the illegality of West Bank settlements is “settled law” are wrong
If the arguments presented in the essays and papers above are challenging to process for the layperson, that is to be expected. International Law deals with legal principles and precedents that demand a specialisation within the legal academic community.
Which is why neither journalists, nor activists, nor politicians, are qualified to declare what international law is on this vexed issue.
Read MoreAIJAC acknowledges ALP Conference decision to continue status quo on Israel and Palestinians
AIJAC today acknowledged the decision of the ALP National Conference in Brisbane to continue with its existing policy stance on Israel and the Palestinians – especially regarding recognition of the so-called “state of Palestine”.
Read MoreAIJAC calls on CPAC to end sponsorship by controversial fundraising platform
It is highly concerning that CPAC is allowing the controversial crowd-funding platform, ‘Give, Send, Go’, which hosts fund-raising efforts by racist extremists including Neo-Nazis, to be a major sponsor for its rally opposing the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Read MoreAustralia’s government has taken an anti-Israel stance
The new announcement is just the latest in a number of steps the Australian government has taken to distance itself from Israel since its election in May last year
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