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Path to recognition is as flawed as it’s always been
If world leaders who intend to recognise a Palestinian state had a better grasp on history, they would internalise that the same rejectionist positions by the PA that doomed Oslo are still in play.
Read MoreA Rosh Hashanah reflection
We reflect on the lives wounded and lost in the past year. It has been another excruciatingly difficult year for the Jewish people confronted by an avalanche of antisemitism and an explosion of anti-Israelism.
Read MoreRoadmap to viable statehood: Holding the PA to account
This report uses 11 years of survey data sourced by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research. It exposes the long-term, consistent positions of Palestinians on the issues at the centre of the commitments that Abbas has made, and upon which Western recognition of Palestine is predicated. It finds that only a very careful Western approach, based on unstinting conditionality, will allow for the creation of a viable Palestinian state.
Read MoreCan hardliner narratives around Gaza be rewritten?
The only path forward is to move beyond hardliner narratives and construct a new, hopeful story. Rebuilding Gaza requires international support — Israel, the US, and Arab states must help foster a future based on human rights, prosperity, and peace. Instead of martyrdom, Gaza’s narrative must embrace freedom, life, and dignity.
Read MoreQatar does not deserve sympathy over Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders
The condemnation of Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar is yet another example of the appalling double standards to which Israel is routinely subjected. The international community should instead be pressuring Qatar to end its support for Hamas and other pernicious activities.
Read MoreQatar is no impartial observer in this war, the nation is a backer of Hamas
Israel’s unexpected and bold surgical strike on a building in the Qatari capital of Doha where Hamas’ senior leadership was meeting has attracted the usual international flak.
Read MoreIsraeli strike on Hamas’ haven in Qatar unsurprising
While the results are still unclear, AIJAC is not surprised that Israel has targeted the most senior Hamas leadership in their haven in Qatar yesterday. These individuals were directly responsible for the brutal October 7 massacre, and have been orchestrating and managing the war against the State of Israel, complete with numerous war crimes, ever since…
Read MoreClaims of ‘genocide’ and intentional starvation are used to wage war against Israel
Yes, there is hardship in Gaza — sometimes severe. But to blame Israel is to ignore reality. Hamas began this war. Hamas steals the aid. The UN own figures show 90% of aid trucks are looted.
Read MoreLetter in the Canberra Times: Comparisons are hurtful, flawed and they cross a line
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism has been adopted by 44 countries… Included in its examples of antisemitism are “Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.” It should be self-evident that it is particularly hurtful to Jewish people, and completely baseless. Yet this is the entire basis of Mark Kenny’s appalling column…
Read MoreProtests show social cohesion being “ripped apart”: Joel Burnie on Sky News
AIJAC executive manager Joel Burnie spoke with Sky News’ Kieran Gilbert about the unruly protests that occurred in major Australian cities over the weekend.
Read MoreAustralia taking a decisive step toward protecting its Jewish and Iranian communities
Tehran is forever looking for ways to take revenge against Israel, including by trying to recruit spies within the State of Israel to perform acts of violence and espionage. The regime has, moreover, never abandoned attempts to target Israelis and members of the Jewish community and Jewish organisations abroad.
Read MoreIRGC has ‘dramatically increased’ number of global operations: Bren Carlill on Sky News
AIJAC’s Dr Bren Carlill discusses the extent of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ operations across the world.
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