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Editorial: A Visit and an Agenda
While all visits from top US officials to Israel are newsworthy and important, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s eight-hour visit to Israel on May 13 was exceptional for the context in which it took place, amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreThe real enemies of a two-state Israel-Palestinian resolution
THERE have been multiple reports of the death of the two-state formula to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. All represent not only wild exaggerations but a distortion of reality.
Read MoreIsrael finally swears in national emergency government
Israel’s 35th Government was sworn in Sunday, ending an unprecedented 17-month period including three consecutive deadlocked elections without achieving fully functioning government.
Read MoreIntra-Likud spat delays launch of new Israeli government
The swearing-in of Israel’s 35th government, which had been planned for last night, was delayed until at least Sunday after dissension erupted within the Likud over allocation of its ministerial portfolios for the impending national emergency government.
Read MoreIran’s continuing cyber-mischief during the coronavirus crisis
Iranian hackers and propaganda networks have been working overtime during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreAIJAC files complaint to ABC over radio talkback slur
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has registered a complaint to the ABC following the airing of a slur against Jews by a radio talkback caller on the May 3 broadcast of “Australia All Over”.
Read MoreIsrael’s High Court won’t nix Gantz-Netanyahu deal: Gov’t on track to form next week
In green-lighting the Gantz-Netanyahu deal, the Court fell short of fully endorsing it, hinting that even after the agreement is passed, legislation required to fulfil some of the terms of the deal could again be challenged
Read MoreThe WHO and the myth of neutrality
The reality is the WHO has been politicising its own work for decades, and this is most clear from its long record of discriminatory and factually dubious treatment of Israeli-Palestinian questions.
Read MoreICC continues its “lawfare” against Israel
It was no big surprise, but certainly a disappointment, that the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected credible legal opinion and recommended Palestine be treated as a state under international law.
Read MoreAIJAC urges Australia to join Germany in banning Hezbollah
AIJAC welcomes the German government decision to join a growing list of countries that proscribe the entirety of Hezbollah as a terrorist group, and again urges the Australian government to seriously reconsider its stance on the organisation.
Read MoreExploiting the pandemic to attack Israel
AUSTRALIAN and international apologists for Hamas and other Islamist groups operating in the Gaza Strip are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to launch a propaganda campaign against Israel under the guise of humanitarian concern for the people of Gaza
Read MoreIsraeli tech versus COVID-19
Israel, the world’s leader in start-up companies per capita, has directed that innovative mindset towards some trendsetting efforts to harness technologies and resources to mitigate the coronavirus crisis
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