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Scourge of antisemitism must end
Many Jews already felt insecure when wearing a kippah or Star of David in public and have avoided doing so. Like so many, I have been befuddled at how anti-Israelism has swiftly segued into anti-Judaism, and the targeting of individual Jews. I feel deep sorrow that Melbourne’s proud Jewish community is being intimidated by mobs, graffiti, and anti-Jewish words.
Read MoreUNRWA and miseducating Palestinians
Proof that UNRWA employees, including teachers and school staffers, were actively involved in the violent October 7 massacre – yes, some UNRWA teachers were doubling as terrorists – should have triggered moral outrage, yet somehow, the virtue signalers remained quiet.
Read MoreAIJAC angered and disappointed at “cowardly” and “discriminatory” actions of the 2024 Frontline Mental Health Conference
The management of the Frontline Mental Health Conference aided and abetted the discriminatory intent of a small number of pro-Palestinian activists determined to target any and all Israelis for exclusion – even if they never say so in so many words.
Read MoreAs the Houthis threaten international shipping, spare a thought for the people of Yemen
The Iranian-backed Houthis are doing much more than attacking international shipping, however; they have been engaged in fighting a brutal, near decade-long war across Yemen that they instigated in 2014, and which has so far cost the lives of more than 377,000 Yemeni people
Read MoreBecause of October 7, Israel will never be the same again: Joel Burnie on Sky News
AIJAC Executive Manager Joel Burnie speaks from Israel to Sky News Australia’s Gabriella Power, 29 February 2024.
Read MoreUNRWA is unfit to deliver aid to Palestinians
Given Hamas rules Gaza with an iron fist, it is unsurprising it has come to dominate UNRWA. UNRWA is essentially a Palestinian agency – more than 99% of its employees are Palestinian, with comparatively few foreign officials in its higher ranks.
Read MoreWe need a ceasefire based on reality, not fantasy
Israel is on the front lines of the global battle for peaceful coexistence, human rights, and the sanctity of life. Just as the Nazis and ISIS had to be destroyed, so too must Hamas. The future of Israel — and the free world — depends on it.
Read MoreIsrael “acutely aware of the [humanitarian] issues its forces face in Rafah”: Joel Burnie on SkyNews
AIJAC executive manager Joel Burnie discussed Israel’s planned military action in the Gazan city of Rafah and the joint statement by Australia, Canada and New Zealand with Kieran Gilbert of Sky News – 16 February 2024
Read MoreUNRWA is NOT running out of money. Who says so? UNRWA does!
Despite many scare quotes from UN officials and hysterical commentators, UNRWA, the main UN agency for Palestinians, is not about to run out of money. Who says so? UNRWA does.
Read MoreAIJAC disappointed with Prime Ministers’ statement on Rafah that appears “divorced from reality”
The PMs need to decide whether they want Gaza and Israel to have a future free of Hamas on which a two-state resolution can be built or whether they want Israel to refrain from attacking Rafah even after making and implementing a detailed plan to evacuate civilians from there. Trying to have it both ways reflects a disturbing lack of realism.
Read MoreOf UNRWA and other unremarkable things in the media
Fewer things are more exasperating than the media ignoring basic facts and context. Scandals plaguing UNRWA, the main agency for Palestinian refugees and their millions of descendants, and Israeli PM Netanyahu’s comments on Palestinian statehood showed this in action.
Read MoreWest ignores the Sudan war at its peril
Giving the anti-Western axis virtual control of the Red Sea would be a strategic catastrophe and could soon make the already difficult mission of securing international trade against IRGC piracy and missile and drone attacks all but impossible. A Russian naval base in Sudan, which will likely be the result of the current war in Sudan without Western intervention, will allow the IRGC to rearm Hamas and PIJ with impunity. The United States and its allies therefore have a strong interest in finding ways to prevent that outcome.
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