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Antisemitism is breaking into the mainstream
Whether browsing through newspaper headlines or scrolling through Twitter, there is no escaping the grim reality that anti-Semitic hatred is again on the rise around the world, including here in Australia.
Read MoreAntisemitism scandal erupts around another UN Human Rights Council official
Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate the human rights situation in the “occupied Palestinian territories” wants us to believe she is an unbiased, impartial observer… [But] her past social media posts which appear to spread classical antisemitic tropes have gotten in the way.
Read MoreA terrible UN tradition
Each year, like a finely tuned Swiss clock, around 22 anti-Israel resolutions are presented at the United Nations General Assembly. Sometimes the words differ slightly, or a clause might be introduced, but it is essentially the same resolutions repeated every year.
Read MoreEditorial: When hatred is normalised
Experts say it’s not so much that the oldest hatred is back. Rather, it simply never left, but today those who harbour antisemitic beliefs are becoming much less inhibited in shamelessly expressing and acting on them.
Read MoreWe’re playing catch-up on our response to Iran
Recently, a consensus has finally been developing among Western governments about the hostile intentions and rogue behaviour of the Iranian regime.
Read MoreAIJAC welcomes Albanese Government’s new sanctions on Iran, calls for more
AIJAC has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision on Friday, Dec. 9 to belatedly impose autonomous sanctions on Iranian human rights abusers, including Iran’s Basij and morality police, as well as on Iranian individuals and entities involved in the provision of loitering munitions for Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Read MoreApparent mass amnesia at Brighton Secondary College hearing
The five ex-students claimed to have been the victims of antisemitic harassment, both verbal and physical, as well as threats to their safety on and off school grounds and via online platforms. They allege that the school, its principal and some teachers tolerated a culture of antisemitism and were negligent in their duty to protect their student
Read MoreThe Russo-Iranian alliance comes to Europe
The idea that a wedge could ever be driven between Russia and Iran, in Syria or anywhere else, has been tested for decades and proved definitively false. The historical pattern and the breadth and depth of Russo-Iranian cooperation in every sphere demonstrates quite clearly that there’s no quid pro quo and that the relationship is not transactional.
Read MoreUN nuclear watchdog head’s shocking statement on Iran
Australia must act now and stand up against Iran. There is no more time to waste.
Read MoreThe World Cup and Qatar’s Hypocrisy
For the many others throughout the world who would prefer to see sport and politics kept separate, at the 2022 World Cup, thanks to Qatar, this remains but a dream.
Read MoreAIJAC Condemns Jerusalem Terror Attacks
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) condemned those responsible for the November 23 twin terror attacks which killed 16-year-old Aryeh Shechopek, who was on his way to school, and injured 22 others, some seriously.
Read MoreMyths and Facts about Israel’s Left-Right Divide
A strange thing happened on November 1. As the Israeli election results came in, two things became clear. One, Netanyahu’s rightist-religious bloc had won a sweeping, unassailable victory. Two, it had done so without fundamentally changing the actual numbers of votes.
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