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How Israel’s internal divisions helped spark the bloody Hamas massacre
There seems little doubt that the intense divisions inside Israel over controversial judicial reform proposals over the past year – leading to unprecedentedly large protests against Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on a weekly basis – were a contributing factor that led Hamas to plan and then launch its brutal attacks on Israel on Saturday.
Read More“There’s a right to protest, but not a right to inflame hatred” – Colin Rubenstein on ABC Radio
Colin Rubenstein on ABC Radio National “Breakfast” (12-10-23)
Read MoreWill the barbarity be allowed to prevail?
Wiser heads know that Hamas’ talk of “occupation” does not mean the West Bank or east Jerusalem but the State of Israel. Following the attacks, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said his message to Israelis was, “Get out…This land is ours, Jerusalem is ours, everything is ours.”
Read MoreHamas’ slaughter has Iran’s fingerprints – Ehud Yaari on ABC radio
On ABC Radio National “Drive” (9 October 2023), veteran Israeli journalist and frequent AIJAC guest Ehud Yaari discussed the elaborate and detailed planning behind Hamas’ horrific slaughter of more than 1,000 Israelis on the weekend and highlighted the extent of Iran’s involvement.
Read MoreWorst fears become a horrific act of terrorism
As parents in Australia, we know the feeling of relief when you hear the keys in the door when a child comes home late. The parents, grandparents and siblings of those 260 young people will never hear the keys in the family door again.
Read MorePro-Hamas protests ‘contemptible’ – Colin Rubenstein on ABC News 24
AIJAC executive director Dr Colin Rubenstein spoke to ABC News on October 10 about Israel’s security crisis in the wake of Hamas’ unprecedented attack.
Read More“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”.
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