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Unhealthy obsessions return to the annual World Health Organisation assembly – yet there are signs of positive change
While the World Health Organisation (WHO) has decried what it calls the politicisation of the COVID-19 pandemic, this has not stopped the world’s pre-eminent public health body from continuing its own longstanding practice of politicisation, by singling out one nation – Israel – for annual rebuke.
Read MoreThe Far-Right foreign fighter threat that wasn’t
While the situation needs to be monitored, it is deeply irresponsible to suggest that the war in Ukraine is in any way comparable to Afghanistan and Syria in terms of creating a transnational terrorist threat. This not only misrepresents the scope and nature of this alleged phenomenon in Ukraine… but also distracts from the actual far-Right threat of murderous meme terrorism by self-radicalized, unaffiliated actors emerging from toxic digital ecosystems.
Read MoreAIJAC commends Australia’s statement against the UNHRC’s permanent Commission of Inquiry into Israel
AIJAC commends the Australian Government for its principled statement opposing the United Nations Human Rights Council’s permanent Commission of Inquiry into Israel, made on the occasion of the release of the Commission’s first report at the 50th session of the UNHRC in Geneva
Read MoreIAEA Board rebukes Iran, Iran unplugs IAEA cameras
A resolution regarding Iran passed by the Board of Governors (BOG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday, June 8, used strong diplomatic language to urge Teheran to finally come clean about its illegal nuclear activities.
Read MoreNew revelations: Iran apparently spied on the UN nuclear watchdog
Documents from Iran’s secret nuclear archive indicate that Teheran stole or had access to secret internal documents of the UN nuclear watchdog, which was trying to supervise its atomic activities and investigate Teheran’s secret efforts to build nuclear bombs.
Read MoreAl Jazeera hearts anti-Israel terrorism (continued)
Al Jazeera’s endless toleration of the one-sided, partisan and unprofessional public statements of its employees belies its stated commitment to upholding recognised journalistic ethics and undermines its credibility as a news organisation.
Read MoreEditorial: A Vote for Change – and Continuity
It was self-evident after the May 21 watershed Federal election that the Australian public had voted for significant change and a new government under ALP leader Anthony Albanese. Yet it is clear they also want continuity in certain respects.
Read MoreAIJAC statement on rescission of Melbourne University Student Union motion calling for Israel boycott
AIJAC Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein said, “This was an appalling antisemitic motion that should never have been passed, and it is disappointing that six of the 16 Union Council members still voted against the rescission motion.”
Read MoreAIJAC welcomes Queensland swastika ban move
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has welcomed the news that the Queensland Government is planning to follow the lead of Victoria and New South Wales and introduce a bill to ban the public display of the infamous Nazi symbol, the swastika.
Read MoreMaking sense of the new political landscape
Overall, despite concerns, pro-Israel and Jewish Australians will be hoping this incoming Government and Parliament will remain friendly, and any problematic changes will be a matter of degree
Read MoreAIJAC congratulates new PM Albanese, wishes his government every success
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) congratulates Anthony Albanese and the ALP for their decisive electoral victory in winning government. We wish the new Albanese Government every success in leading our country in its next challenging chapter.
Read MoreUniversity of Melbourne exposes BDS’s lies and extremism
Greg Barns’ support for Melbourne University’s Student Union’s (UMSU) inflammatory April 29 resolution that the University subsequently condemned as antisemitic is concerning. His accusation that the University impinged on students’ freedom of speech is absurd given the motion’s extreme language.
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