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IRGC listing trend snowballing domestically and internationally
It seems the only major political grouping to have not even mentioned the IRGC at all, much less the idea of listing it in its entirety under the Criminal Code, is the Government itself.
Read MoreThe latest pro-Palestinian meme: Israel as “Environmental Oppressor”
Israel is regularly blamed for adversely affecting the health and well-being of Palestinians through environmental degradation. While the Palestinian Territories may in many senses constitute a toxic environment, it is one that the Palestinian leadership is largely responsible for creating.
Read MoreAIJAC’s statement on the Perrottet Nazi uniform controversy
Dominic Perrottet’s decision, as a 21 year old, to wear a Nazi uniform as “fancy dress” was not just poor judgement, but wrong and offensive. The multiple crimes against humanity committed by the Nazis, most notably the Holocaust, should never be trivialised. The costume was a serious mistake, for which the Premier has appropriately and sincerely apologised.
Read MoreDominic Perrottet’s Nazi outfit revelation is distressing and disappointing
The revelation that NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet wore a Nazi uniform as fancy dress to his own 21st birthday party demonstrates the need once again to educate our community about the evils of antisemitism, racism more broadly, and other forms of bigotry and intolerance.
Read MoreIran’s transnational terrorists should be proscribed
It is time for Australia to begin laying the groundwork to follow suit and list the IRGC in its entirety under the Criminal Code as a terrorist group. Dozens of submissions last year to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee inquiry into the human rights implications of recent violence in Iran advocated this step
Read MoreHow a shining hope became a moral stain
In the past year alone, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) condemned Israel 15 times, compared to 13 resolutions for the other 191 UN member states – including such human rights exemplars as Russia, China, Myanmar, North Korea and Syria.
Read MoreWho’s Who in Israel’s new Government
AIJAC’s guide to the ministers and other major players in the new government, listing the coalition parties and the ministries each one now holds.
Read MoreTime for Australia to list the IRGC as a terrorist group
Instead of simply playing catch-up with our allies, Australia should take the proactive step of acting to list the IRGC as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code.
Read MoreManaging his new government will be Netanyahu’s greatest political challenge
Even the harshest detractors of long-serving Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu admit that he is a master of the complex coalition politics that are always necessary to form, and then maintain in power, any Israeli government.
Read MoreUN referral of Israel to International Court of Justice ‘odious’, Australian ‘no’ vote commended
The UN General Assembly vote on December 30 to refer Israel’s ‘occupation, settlement and annexation of Palestinian territory’ to the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion was as predictable as it was odious.
Read MoreAIJAC congratulates Binyamin Netanyahu on formation of new Israeli government
The formation of the government was announced on Wednesday after more than six weeks of intensive negotiations between the various parties following the election on November 1.
Read MoreQatar’s divisive and politicised World Cup
“Football unites the world,” declares the website of FIFA, the sport’s international governing body. But the actions of Qatar, where the World Cup was contested, have rendered the tournament a divisive battleground.
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