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AIJAC condemns latest rocket attacks from Gaza, noting Iranian role in the escalation
In the wake of around 200 rockets fired into Israel since yesterday, injuring several Israelis, the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) today condemned Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad for their “blatant war crimes” and “callous contempt for human life”
Read MoreABC gives BDS-supporting Human Rights Watch activist a huge free kick
Last week, Israel’s Supreme Court upheld an Interior Ministry decision not to renew the work visa of HRW’s representative in Israel and the Palestinian territories, Omar Shakir. The Court agreed that Shakir had breached a 2017 law barring entry to foreigners who promote the BDS campaign and gave him 20 days to leave the country.
Read MoreJeremy Corbyn reads the words of fallen Jewish soldier-poet but fails to understand his message
Isaac Rosenberg is rightfully celebrated as one of the Great War’s greatest poets and “In the Trenches” is indeed a fitting poem to read in memory of the millions slaughtered on the Western Front.
Read MoreIsrael prepares to counter drones and cruise missiles from Iran and its proxies
Thus far, Israeli intelligence has managed to thwart several Iranian drone attack plans and Israel is also seeking to deter such attacks by signalling Iranian forces responsible will pay a heavy price given Israeli command of the air.
Read MoreDecisions need to be made after UNRWA director’s departure
It is the perfect time for Australia to review its sizeable contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), following the departure of its director-general Pierre Krahenbuhl.
Read MoreWhy Iran’s decision to resume enriching uranium at Fordow is a big deal
Summary Iran has announced a new round of nuclear measures which breach the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement reached in 2015 more dramatically than ever before. Furthermore, the announced plans to resume uranium enrichment at the Fordow Fuel Enrichment plant and to operate cascades of advanced centrifuges, both specifically forbidden by the…
Read MoreEducation is at the heart of tackling antisemitism
What more can be done to counter antisemitism at schools? That question reverberated around Australia this past month as many were shocked to hear of appalling antisemitic bullying.
Read MoreEhud Yaari on Israel’s post-Election negotiations, Leifer case
AIJAC guest Ehud Yaari appeared on ABC News 24 with Beverly O’Connor to discuss the complicated post-election negotiations to form a governing coalition in Israel. He also discussed legal process around the Malka Leifer case.
Read MoreIs ISIS still a major global terrorist threat?
Israeli counter-terrorism expert Boaz Ganor considers ISIS after the fall of the Caliphate and the killing of Al-Baghdadi.
Read MoreGantz gets his chance
Amid continued brinkmanship between the parties, Gantz may lean toward what has become known as the “Rivlin compromise” plan, which seeks to address the impasse surrounding Netanyahu’s role.
Read MoreAustralia fails to sanction Iran while backing crumbling JCPOA
In December 2018, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that Australia would “keep the option” of additional autonomous sanctions against Iran. But according to the Government, in the 11 months since then, that option has not been considered, much less pursued.
Read MoreEditorial: A blow to American credibility
Israel has always sought to ‘defend itself, by itself’… But with the US alliance looking much less reliable today, some serious rethinking by Israel’s political and military leadership on how best to do this needs to be underway
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