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Malaysia’s recalcitrant antisemitism
No one in Malaysian politics ever suffered reputational damage for expressing antisemitic or extreme anti-Israel opinions. Quite the opposite, in fact.
Read MoreGaza polio clinic blast coverage a classic case of ABC bias
The welfare of children in a war zone is a sensitive and emotionally loaded subject, which is why the care journalists must use to report accurately and responsibly on stories that involve them is that much greater. Yet the ABC failed to meet the appropriate standards as outlined in its charter regarding a story revolving around this topic last weekend
Read MoreThe secret history of UNIFIL’s relationship with Hezbollah
Since the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) began its ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on October 1, it has started to uncover the scale on which the terrorist organisation was operating directly under the eyes of the United Nations (UN).
Read MoreUnderstanding the “Ring of Fire”
On October 26, Israel carried out its long-expected reprisal for Iran’s October 1 launch of some 200 ballistic missiles against Israel – the largest single ballistic missile attack by one nation against another in history. Israel’s response involved three waves of Israeli jets reportedly first hitting air defence facilities, and then drone and ballistic missile manufacturing and launch sites.
Read MoreAIJAC frustrated and shocked at ABC Ombudsman’s rejection of complaint against an “open and shut” case of factual error
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has expressed its frustration and shock at the ABC Ombudsman’s rejection of its complaint that was an “open and shut” case involving factual errors.
Read MoreReport: Approvals for West Bank settlement expansion ‘stuck’
Over the past year, AIJAC research has shown that new construction in Israel’s West Bank settlements languishes at a historic low point, despite the fact that the Israeli government had been announcing the advancement of plans for thousands of new housing units. Recently, evidence has come to light that show those approvals have still not…
Read More‘Concerning escalation’ of Iranian nuclear threats against Israel: Joel Burnie on Sky News
AIJAC Executive Manager Joel Burnie says it is a “quite concerning escalation” after Iran threatened a nuclear retaliation against Israel. Speaking on the “Danica and James” show on Sky News, Burnie said, “The rhetoric coming out of Iran is a serious and quite concerning escalation.
Read MoreFact Sheet: Recent Israeli legislation on UNRWA
Commentary about the new Israeli legislation ‘banning UNRWA’ has mischaracterised the scope of the laws, the idea that UNRWA is irreplaceable, and the Israeli concerns about UNRWA. This factsheet provides some corrective information.
Read MoreThe Australian Government refuses to see UNRWA’s terrorism
What these Foreign Ministers have failed to understand is that UNRWA is not really an international aid agency, but an internationally-funded Palestinian entity (99% of UNRWA staff are Palestinian) complicit in terrorism, which masquerades as an international aid organisation, and an ineffectual one at that. The evidence is damning.
Read MoreA world of two realities
It has become increasingly clear the world views this conflict through two vastly different lenses. In one view is a reality in which Israel is fighting for its survival against relentless threats, by antagonists who openly say they will never agree to any coexistence with the Jewish state. But there is an alternate perception in which Israel is cast as the aggressor.
Read MoreAIJAC statement on passage of Israeli legislation to ban UNRWA
The Israeli decision to ban UNRWA was an inevitable consequence of the international community’s failure to respond to decades of warnings, backed with overwhelming evidence, that this UN agency was facilitating and inciting terrorism, and had also become a significant barrier to any hopes of an Israeli-Palestinian two-state peace.
Read MoreRing of Fire must be doused
For Israel, the immediate task now is to free the 101 hostages who are still held captive, somewhere, in Gaza. There is a strong belief that with Sinwar out of the picture, freeing the hostages will be easier to achieve. But answering the question of whether Sinwar’s death will hasten the war’s conclusion is complicated.
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