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Iranian Lies Matter
Australia has a clear national interest in supporting increased pressure on Teheran – both as a message to the freedom-aspiring Iranian people, and as a way to hold accountable their oppressors for their serial human rights violations, their illegal nuclear weapons program, their rogue behaviour and the miasma of lies that facilitates all three.
Read MoreRejecting West Jerusalem Step in the Wrong Direction
While those seeking to revert Canberra’s recognition of West Jerusalem encourage Abbas’ intransigence, the issue goes beyond Jerusalem, especially after Abbas broke with the West, traveled to Moscow and offered full-throated endorsement of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Read MoreGovernment’s reversal on Jerusalem a bizarre own-goal
The announcement by the Australian Government that it will be reversing the previous government’s decision to recognise west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is very disappointing, and frankly counter-productive to the Albanese government’s own self-declared policy goals.
Read MoreAIJAC expresses deep disappointment over government’s reversal on Jerusalem
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has expressed its deep disappointment with the Federal Government’s decision to reverse its predecessor’s recognition of west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, calling the announcement “a pointless own goal” which appears to undermine the government’s own self-declared Mideast policy.
Read MoreIDF: No Israeli involvement in Palestinian boy’s death
On October 7, the IDF announced the outcome of its investigation into the tragic death of a seven-year-old Palestinian boy Rayan Yasser Sliman in a village near Bethlehem at the end of September. Palestinians had initially claimed the boy had died of a fall when fleeing from Israeli soldiers, although details of their story actually changed several times, with a subsequent account…
Read MoreWestern Silence on Iran’s Material Support for Russia is Deafening
Nobody seems willing to respond seriously to global Iranian aggression, especially its active participation in the most serious challenge to international order in decades, even when Tehran is economically weakened, its terrorism apparatus degraded and, most importantly, doesn’t have a nuclear weapon. Imagine what the world will be like when it does.
Read MoreA Tale of Two Speeches: Yair Lapid and Mahmoud Abbas at the UN General Assembly
Whatever happens in the Israeli election November 1, it will clearly not change the current impasse as long as people devoted to the myths and extremism on display in Abbas’ speech continue to dominate the Palestinian leadership.
Read MoreWidespread unrest in Iran reflects the “Handmaid’s Tale” regime increasingly being imposed upon Iranian women
Iran continues to be convulsed by widespread unrest, reportedly affecting as many as 80 cities. According to Iranian regime sources, at least 41 people have been killed, and more than 1,200 arrested
Read MoreEditorial: Theodor and Abraham
Even a visionary like Herzl might be impressed by the vast leaps that his dream for the future Jewish nation-state has taken toward fulfilling his hopeful vision over the last two years. Since the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020, the advance in relations between Israel and much of the Arab world… has been nothing short of astonishing…
Read MoreThe Axis of Proliferation
Few assessments of Syria’s would-be nuclear program to date have mentioned the links with Iran or Pakistan or explored their deep relationships with North Korea.
Read MoreLatest IAEA report on Iran suggests a critically dangerous situation
On Sept. 7, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published its periodical report on Iran’s nuclear program.
Read MoreAIJAC mourns Queen Elizabeth II
AIJAC mourns the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the Commonwealth for an extraordinary 70 years.
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