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Ahron Shapiro on Israel’s new government, coronavirus response
Senior Policy Analyst Ahron Shapiro briefed ABC Newsradio’s Glen Bartholomew on April 28, 2020, on the latest Israeli political developments, and on the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreNetanyahu, Gantz agree to form government
The deal effectively puts an end to an unprecedented political impasse which has seen no duly-elected government in Israel since December 2018, and an unprecedented three inconclusive elections in 11 months.
Read MoreAIJAC statement welcoming Israel’s new National Emergency Government
AIJAC welcomes the establishment of the new national emergency government in Israel to face both the immense challenges of the coronavirus crisis and Israel’s other immediate economic and strategic imperatives.
Read MoreGantz given two-day extension to attempt to form government
As Israel heads into the second part of the Jewish holiday of Passover later today, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, acting on a joint request by Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz and Likud leader and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, gave a two-day extension of Gantz’s mandate to form a government
Read MoreIran’s Jamal Khashoggi escapes the world’s notice
On November 14 last year, Iranian dissident Masoud Molavi Vardanjani was gunned down while walking in Istanbul.
Read MoreGaza and the misuse of the coronavirus emergency
Australian and international apologists for Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad 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 MoreIn Israel, national unity government agreement seems imminent
As the weekend approaches, Israeli media reports that an agreement on a broad national unity government is imminent, to be finalised perhaps as soon as later today.
Read MoreDr Jonathan Schanzer to AIJAC Webinar: 2020 – the year of Iran’s Precision-Guided Missile
In the second of its new Webinar series, AIJAC hosted Dr Jonathan Schanzer, Senior Vice President for Research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in the USA. Dr Schanzer, who previously worked as a terrorism finance analyst at the US Department of the Treasury, spoke on the topic, “Iranian Imperialism under the cover of COVID-19”.
Read MorePalestinian incitement escalates despite coronavirus crisis
No matter the stakes for Palestinian wellbeing, conspiratorial incitement and worship of violence continues to undermine efforts to combat the disease.
Read MoreStart-up nation high-tech versus the coronavirus
Israel, as a global centre of research and development, is leading efforts to use technology to mitigate the coronavirus crisis on three fronts: developing a vaccine, improving testing for the virus, and innovating technology to improve patient care.
Read MoreEhud Yaari to AIJAC Webinar: Gantz move no surprise, will be popular
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) inaugurated a Webinar series recently with a briefing by AIJAC Fellow and senior Israeli journalist and leading commentator Ehud Yaari on recent developments in Israeli politics
Read MoreThe Ambassador and the ABC
At AIJAC, we have often made the case that at times we find the ABC coverage of Israel falls short of what we would hope to see from our taxpayer-funded broadcaster.
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