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Editorial: A Time of Transition
Biden is a self-professed “Zionist”, whose deeply felt support for Israel and knowledge of the Jewish state’s security dilemmas is not in doubt. Hopefully, then, he will use his leadership role to help shepherd the US political centre back into the familiar pastures of broad-based, bipartisan, pro-Israel consensus that was the status quo until recent years.
Read MoreAustralia should consider declaring BDS antisemitic
AIJAC has encouraged the Australian Government to consider following the lead of Canada, Germany, Austria and now the United States, in declaring the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel antisemitic.
Read MoreInterview: AIJAC’s Ahron Shapiro with SBS Radio’s Nitza Lowenstein on what a Biden Administration may mean for Israel, Iran and the Peace Process
Ahron Shapiro: Shalom, I am Ahron Shapiro, a senior policy analyst at the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council. Nitza Lowenstein: And we spoke to you last week about the election results, about why Donald Trump was contesting the results. What can you tell us now a week later? Ahron Shapiro: Well, I’d say…
Read MoreBipartisan support for Israel clear winner in 2020 US election
With the last of mail-in votes being counted and winners determined in all but 15 House and two Senate races, a clear winner has already emerged in this month’s US election: Bipartisan support for Israel.
Read MoreWHO set to continue anti-Israel politicisation at this year’s World Health Assembly
In spite of the repeated warnings by World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus against politicising “the virus”, there seems far less concern on the part of its leadership about the destructive politicisation of the WHO itself. Indeed the WHA, the WHO’s central decision-making body, appears set to continue with its annual exercise in demonising Israel, the only country among the WHO’s 194 member states to ever be singled out for condemnation.
Read MoreTurkey’s provocative actions in the Mediterranean spark a reaction
There has been a pronounced regional realignment with substantial US backing, and large-scale Israeli participation, laying a solid foundation for the containment of Turkey.
Read MoreAIJAC congratulates US President-elect Joe Biden
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) congratulates Joe Biden on his election as the President of the United States, and his running mate Kamala Harris, who becomes America’s first female vice-President. We wish President-elect Biden and his team every success as they navigate these difficult times, both domestically and internationally, over the next four years.
Read MoreThe passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks’ passing this weekend is the cause of immense sadness. He is being mourned and remembered well beyond the Jewish community and British nation he served with such distinction.
Read MoreABC considering IHRA antisemitism definition
ABC Managing Director David Anderson says he has considered incorporating the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism into the public broadcaster’s editorial policies.
Read MoreRemembering Yitzhak Rabin, Israel’s military hero turned martyr for peace
The legacy of Rabin’s life and death have lessons for us today, especially as democracies increasingly grapple with the dangers of rising populism and extremism.
Read MoreIs suspending Corbyn a decisive step for wounded UK Labour party?
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been suspended from the UK Labour party following his refusal to take down his tone-deaf statement regarding the the 130-page Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report, ‘Investigation into antisemitism in the Labour Party,’ which was released yesterday. “One antisemite is one too many, but the scale of the problem…
Read MoreAIJAC condemns Islamist terror attacks in France
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has condemned the recent terror attacks in France, including the murder of three people in Nice yesterday and the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty last week, and expressed solidarity with the people of France.
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