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Bennett-Lapid Gov’t passes budget, boosts Arab and Druze sectors
Israel’s first budget in three years received final Knesset approval on Friday morning, Israel time, ensuring the longevity of the Unity government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and providing the foundation for the politically diverse coalition to advance a variety of policies. At the same time, in…
Read MoreMorocco, Israel and the Jewish World: A New Era of Relations
Ambassador Karim Medrek, a career diplomat, was nominated Ambassador of His Majesty the King in Australia, New Zealand and to several Pacific States. He joined AIJAC Live Online on November 5 2021.
Read MorePA apparently seeks to get Palestinian residents evicted in Sheikh Jarrah
Readers will probably recall that one of the purported triggers for the May explosion of violence between Israel and terrorists in Gaza, initiated by Hamas, was a property dispute in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Jerusalem.
Read MoreSix Palestinian NGOs are supporting terrorist group PFLP – Ran Porat on J-AIR
AIJAC’s Ran Porat discussed Israel’s decision to ban six Palestinian NGOs who are linked to and supporting terrorist group the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on J-Air, November 3 2021.
Read MoreAustralia embracing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Working Definition of Anti-Semitism
Now that the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Anti-Semitism has been “embraced”, the challenge will be to ensure it is applied in ways which will ensure robust and informed debate on public policy matters, while providing recourse for victims of anti-Semitism.
Read MoreThere is ample evidence banned Palestinian NGOs are PFLP-affiliated
On Friday, Oct. 22, Israel banned six Palestinian NGOs – Addameer, Al Haq, Bisan Center, Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCI-P), Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) and the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees (UPWC) – based on their direct affiliation with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
Read MoreSome points everyone should understand about John Lyons’ new booklet, “Dateline Jerusalem: Journalism’s Toughest Assignment”
The checklist below highlights only a few of the more egregious claims made about AIJAC by John Lyons, the former Middle East correspondent for the Australian and current ABC Executive Editor of News and Head of Investigative Journalism, in his new booklet “Dateline Jerusalem: Journalism’s Toughest Assignment”.
Read MoreCommittee’s recommendation to expand Hamas listing is welcome news
AIJAC has welcomed the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Committee’s recommendation that the Australian Government considers listing all of Hamas as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code.
Read MoreAIJAC welcomes Australia’s ’embrace’ of IHRA antisemitism definition
AIJAC has praised Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement that the Australian “government”, “people” and “nation” will “embrace” the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism.
Read MoreLyons’ claims laughable if not so insidious
Lyons absurdly paints AIJAC as having “unadulterated power” – more power than former prime ministers or any other Australian lobby group. Apparently, we outgun the ACTU, the Business Council of Australia, GetUp, and the National Farmers’ Federation. He is so eager to denounce AIJAC, he violates journalism’s basic principles.
Read MoreFrom football to Facebook: European antisemitism strategy impresses
The European Commission has published its first comprehensive blueprint to stop antisemitism, called the “EU Strategy on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life” (2021-2030). It is a remarkably comprehensive strategy, which, if implemented, will show a serious commitment to protecting Jewish people and Jewish life in Europe.
Read MoreWhat Everyone Thinks They Know About the Yemen War is Wrong
Whatever the complexities of the conflict, the primary culprit in the suffering of Yemenis and the continuation of the war is the fanatic, revolutionary brutality of Ansar Allah and its Iranian backers, not Saudi Arabia.
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