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Khamenei tweets, Australia sleeps
Elements of the Australian Government have continued to focus on building closer ties with Iran, even as the Iranian Supreme Leader openly calls for violent attacks on Jewish people.
Read MoreIsrael refuses Chinese bids on desal, 5G projects
Under the backdrop of US-Chinese tension and a growing wariness of Beijing’s intentions, Israel Chose a local company in rejecting a bid from a Chinese-owned company this week on a major Israeli infrastructure project, while the Israeli Defence Ministry has also reportedly recommended Chinese-linked firms will not be selected for a role in the…
Read MoreAIJAC welcomes finding Leifer fit to stand trial
AIJAC welcomes the decision by an Israeli court to accept the finding of the independent psychiatric panel that Malka Leifer is fit to stand trial in Melbourne and should be required to answer the 74 charges of child abuse that have been levelled against her.
Read MoreEditorial: 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.
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