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AIJAC statement on passage of Israeli legislation to ban UNRWA
The Israeli decision to ban UNRWA was an inevitable consequence of the international community’s failure to respond to decades of warnings, backed with overwhelming evidence, that this UN agency was facilitating and inciting terrorism, and had also become a significant barrier to any hopes of an Israeli-Palestinian two-state peace.
Read MoreRing of Fire must be doused
For Israel, the immediate task now is to free the 101 hostages who are still held captive, somewhere, in Gaza. There is a strong belief that with Sinwar out of the picture, freeing the hostages will be easier to achieve. But answering the question of whether Sinwar’s death will hasten the war’s conclusion is complicated.
Read MoreMany questions, still too few answers to evil
Immediately after the October 7 Hamas atrocities, two questions were predominant – how did it happen, and how could people treat others so horrifically and barbarically? However… the conduct of others raised other, equally baffling questions.
Read MoreHezbollah massacred Syrians; they are glad for Israel’s help
For one group of people in the small mountain town of Madaya, Syria, the elimination of Hezbollah’s senior leadership was especially important… During the Syrian civil war, the town was the site of one of Hezbollah’s cruellest and most vicious attacks.
Read MoreAIJAC welcomes new Iran missile sanctions, but calls for more coordination with allies
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) welcomes the Government’s belated decision to impose sanctions on five Iranian individuals involved in the regime’s missile program.
Read MoreWong’s Middle East proposals would make things worse
It is appropriate for foreign ministers to float initiatives and ideas to resolve international problems, but they should first be very sure they are improving the situation rather than exacerbating it.
Read MoreOctober 7 commemoration in Melbourne
We reflect, pray, and mourn those we lost on and since October 7.
Read MoreHamas’ 7 October attack, one year on: How it’s changed the Middle East
That day, 7 October, was a seismic event in the history of the Middle East. A year later, what are the aftershocks of this event? What are its implications for the Palestinian issue, and for the balance of power in the region between the pro-Western bloc and the “axis of resistance”?
Read MoreWhen our Miracle Day turned Black
Until the ‘Black Sabbath’ of 2023, October 7 was our family’s day of miracles… It was also our son’s 21st birthday.
Read More‘Genocide’ the modern-day blood libel to demonise Jews
The anniversary of the October 7 massacres compels me to reflect on the toughest 12 months of my long, happy and deeply fulfilling life as a Jewish Australian. A year in which I turned 80, and saw and felt things I never imagined I would.
Read MoreMaking “Never Again” a reality
October 7, 2023, is a date that will be forever seared into the memory of the Jewish world – a day in which our worst nightmares came true, and our greatest fears were realised.
Read MoreThe doctrine that feeds a perpetual strategy of war
In the aftermath of Iran’s second massive missile attack on Israel on October 1 – which followed the systematic elimination and dismantling of Hezbollah’s military command including the terror group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah – it’s crucial to understand the nature of the war we’re dealing with and where it’s going.
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