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AIJAC appalled by attack on the electorate office of Josh Burns
AIJAC is appalled by the attack on the electorate office of Josh Burns last night – a further escalation of the campaign of political violence against our elected representatives by extremist pro-Palestinian thugs. Moreover, the claim that Burns was targeted because he is a ‘Zionist’ only underlines the clearly antisemitic overtones of this particular attack.
Read MoreMuch of the Arab world knows Hamas ‘is the problem’: Colin Rubenstein on Sky News
AIJAC Executive Director Colin Rubenstein says much of the Arab and Muslim world understands that Hamas “is the problem”. “It’s a genocidal entity, it’s backed by Iran, it’s a threat to all of them,” Dr Rubenstein told Sky News host Sharri Markson. “They do understand that Israel has an absolute right to self-defense and that Hamas has to be dismantled.”
Read MoreAustralia must never be a party to cynical, pro-Hamas lawfare
Following Israel’s dramatic rescue on Saturday of four innocent people seized at a music festival and then held for eight months, we can see more clearly than ever the absurdity of the growth in “lawfare” in support of the Hamas war against Israel.
Read MoreAIJAC expresses appreciation to PM, Leader of the Opposition, for bipartisan stance against extremism and antisemitism
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) today expressed its appreciation to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton for their strong bipartisan statements yesterday condemning the extremism and antisemitism which has been afflicting the Australian community
Read MoreDid Hamas accept ceasefire proposal? ABC can’t get its story straight
Unfortunately, ABC TV “News” viewers who watched “News at Noon” shortly afterwards wouldn’t have known that Hamas was the main obstacle [to a ceasefire-for-hostage deal], because host Ros Child’s interviewee on the subject, ABC Global Affairs Editor John Lyons, claimed the opposite.
Read MorePoliticised decision-making a threat to hopes for lasting peace
The only possible explanation for the ICC launching its first-ever charges against Israel in the current war – despite violating its own core rules – is the politicisation of its decision-making.
Read MoreIran uses pro-Palestinian students and criminals as proxies
The lesson from all of this should be clear: The so-called pro-Palestine student movement is in bed with violent, intolerant and reactionary forces – the antisemitic Iranian regime, which uses the students as proxies to spread instability in the West… The next time you see students shouting hateful slogans on campus against Jews and Israel, remember the reactionary and dark forces they are aligned with.
Read MoreAre Israel and Australia still allies? Joel Burnie speaks to Middle East Forum
Joel Burnie, executive manager of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), the premier public affairs organization for Australia’s Jewish community, spoke to a May 31 Middle East Forum Podcast (video) about the Australian Labor Party’s departure from its historically strong support for Israel.
Read MoreAIJAC commends Julian Leeser’s bill to establish an “Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities”
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) today commended Liberal MP Julian Leeser’s private member’s bill proposing the establishment of an “Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities”, introduced to Federal Parliament yesterday. AIJAC also called on political leaders on both sides of the aisle to support it.
Read MoreRafah set to re-open, but aid had already been surging into Gaza without it
Egypt has reportedly finally agreed to reopen the Rafah Crossing in southern Gaza, following a three-week stand-off with Israel and the United States that began after the IDF took control of the crossing on the Gaza side on May 7.
Read MoreNew evidence continues to exonerate Israel in Rafah’s Tel al-Sultan tragedy
An ongoing IDF investigation into Rafah’s Tel al-Sultan fire that killed a reported 45 displaced Gazans on Monday after a targeted air strike on Hamas commanders in the neighbourhood has revealed more evidence that the fatal fire was not directly caused by Israeli munitions, but instead was caused by a secondary explosion in a Hamas…
Read MoreWhat we currently know about Rafah’s Tel al-Sultan tragedy
Israel’s Channel 12 evening news reported (translated from the Hebrew) that the attack was carried out according to normal procedures, with targeting protocols and the use of smart bombs, which in similar attacks had generally kept collateral damage small. However, this time, a secondary explosion of some kind occurred.
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