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President Rivlin’s visit to Australia with Ehud Yaari
Israeli TV commentator and analyst Ehud Yaari appeared on ABC TV’s The World to discuss Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s visit to Australia.
Read MoreIsraeli election preview with Ehud Yaari
Israeli TV commentator and political analyst Ehud Yaari appeared on ABC News Breakfast on February 28. He was interviewed about the third Israeli election in 11 months, the Trump Administration’s Middle East peace plan and the ongoing extradition case of alleged child abuser Malka Leifer.
Read MoreBackground to the visit of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to Australia
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin arrives in Australia today for a state visit. The Israel Embassy has provided some details on his scheduled program, but here is some additional background material on Rivlin and where his visit fits into the history of Australia-Israel relations.
Read MoreIsrael prez cements ties
This week, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will land in Australia on an official visit. It is the third visit by an Israeli President to Australia, but the first in 15 years.
Read MorePush to list Hezbollah’s military wing as a terrorist group ‘doesn’t go far enough’
AIJAC Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein spoke to Peta Credlin on Sky News Australia about a proposed ban on Hezbollah’s military wing.
Read MoreAIJAC welcomes Australian submission to the International Criminal Court
Australia has opposed a bid by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to look into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian Territories.
Read MoreLabor on the Trump peace plan
Senator Penny Wong said she believes US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan has flaws.
Read MoreAl Jazeera shows its true colours in coverage of the Trump peace plan
No one who has followed for any time the Qatari government-controlled media organisation Al Jazeera should be deluded by its boast to offer “incisive analysis” and “stories … built on a foundation of honesty, fairness, balance, independence, and diversity” – yet too many seem inclined to buy the network’s spin about itself.
Read MoreAustralia urged to condemn biased “blacklist”
Following publication by the United Nations Human Rights Council of a “blacklist” of businesses operating in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) is calling on the Australian Government to maintain its principled stance towards fairness at the UN and condemn the list.
Read MoreBehnam Ben Taleblu on Iran protests, Trump peace plan
Recent AIJAC guest Behnam Ben Taleblu of the Foundation for the Defence of Democracies appeared on Sky News “Outsiders” 9 February 2020. He touched upon the street protests in Iran, the nuclear issue, the Trump peace plan and more.
Read MoreWould Yitzhak Rabin approve of Trump’s peace plan?
Rabin’s “permanent solution” shared remarkable similarities to Trump’s peace plan.
Read MoreIranian cyberattacks may increase in the wake of Soleimani’s assassination
Cyberattacks against Australian financial and industrial infrastructure could become more serious in coming weeks and months
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