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AIJAC statement on Israeli campaign targeting Iran’s nuclear program
AIJAC views the Israeli military actions launched against Iran’s nuclear program this morning as thoroughly justified by both the IAEA finding of Iranian breaches of its Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty obligations this week, and Iran’s blatant aggression against Israel over recent years.
Read MoreThe humanitarian aid funding cuts you never heard about
As AIJAC wrote last week, a UN claim that “Gaza is the hungriest place on earth” is simply false, according to aid agency data… Yemen, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo are the sites of some of the longest and most tragic wars that have ravaged the world in recent decades, impacted the biggest numbers of people and created the most severe humanitarian crises.
Read MoreUNRWA feeds the ‘Palestinian delusion’ of no Jewish state: Dr Einat Wilf on Sky News
Former Israeli politician Dr Einat Wilf says UNWRA aims to ensure a two-state solution with Israel and Palestine “will never happen”. Dr Wilf told Sky News host Chris Kenny that UNRWA keeps feeding the “Palestinian delusion” of no Jewish state.
Read MoreSanctions on Israeli ministers unprecedented, smack of double standards
The Government’s unprecedented decision to sanction two democratically-elected but controversial ministers in the allied, democratic government of Israel represents a major escalation of the ongoing regrettable trend by the current ALP government of abandoning our long-standing bipartisan tradition of good relations with the Jewish state.
Read MoreNo, Gaza is not “the hungriest place on earth”
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) spokesperson Jens Laerke had a similar fit of hyperbole, claiming that “Gaza is the hungriest place on earth.” He clearly had not checked his declaration with the World Food Programme (WFP) or hunger-tracking NGOs such as Action Against Hunger or Concern Worldwide.
Read MoreFast Facts: Australian newspaper ad part of Amnesty International’s ongoing anti-Israel crusade
On May 31, Amnesty International ran a full-page ad in multiple Australian newspapers, including the Sydney Morning Herald, Age, Courier-Mail, West Australian, Canberra Times and Advertiser, demanding that the Australian Government “Not risk being complicit in Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza”, among other demands.
Read MorePeace first, then statehood
Recognition would be a no-brainer if Palestine was a state. The 1938 Montevideo Convention provides the definition of statehood, and Palestine doesn’t meet it (and never has). Which means recognition is about messaging: a country recognises Palestine to reward it; punish Israel; and/or signal its virtue.
Read MoreAlbanese urged to visit Israel instead of ‘throwing mud’ over Gaza war: Joel Burnie on Sky News
Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council’s Joel Burnie discusses the continued “one-sided criticism” from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about Israel’s war against Hamas.
Read MoreThe hypocrisy of international outrage
A recent joint statement from the UK, France, and Canada, along with a similar one by 24 countries including Australia, criticising Israel’s military operations and humanitarian efforts, is just the latest example of manufactured indignation.
Read MoreMurder and hatred in the heart of the free world
While we should all be shocked by this horrific and terrible act, we cannot claim to be surprised. This hatred didn’t begin last night in Washington — or even after October 7. It has been building for decades.
Read MoreFirearms and lies aimed at the world’s Jewish people
As the world reels from the horrific murders of Israel Embassy staffers in Washington DC, the situation in Gaza remains fraught with rumours and lies.
Read MoreAIJAC condemns deadly shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council deplores the senseless killing of a young Jewish couple in Washington DC.
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