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UN claims on Palestinian women invert the truth
The UN has produced another one of the anti-Israel absurdities for which it has become infamous. On July 23, the UN’s 54-nation Economic and Social Council voted 40-2, with 9 abstentions, to single out Israel as the only state in the world branded as a violator of women’s rights
Read MoreStatement: Israeli police recommendation to indict Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman over Malka Leifer case
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) calls on Israel’s Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman to step down following news that Israeli police have recommended he be indicted on charges of fraud and breach of trust for offences including use of his office to illicitly provide assistance to alleged sex offender Malka Leifer.
Read MoreAustralia must speak out on UNRWA allegations
Australia, a major global donor to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) and member of the group’s advisory committee, needs to speak out on damaging allegations against the agency’s senior staff.
Read MoreProscribing Hezbollah would serve two interests
It is in our national interest, given Australia’s reliance on a rules-based liberal international order and freedom of navigation, to contribute to US pressure on Iran. But first and foremost, to counter the ongoing terror threat posed by Hezbollah
Read MoreThe Palestinian Authority needs to get its priorities straight
Before dismissing the Bahrain proposal, perhaps the PA should have asked the Palestinian people, whom polls show are overwhelmingly concerned about economic and quality-of-life issues, if they would like to have improved education, job prospects, healthcare, electricity and water management?
Read MoreIsrael Election Watch
Final lists of parties and candidates must be submitted to the Israeli Elections Central Committee by Aug. 1, and discussions are ongoing about potential mergers.
Read MoreEditorial: The Lessons of AMIA
If anyone doubted Iran’s extensive and long-standing history of international terrorist activities, they need only look to the bombing of the Argentinian Jewish community centre (Argentine Israelite Mutual Association, known as AMIA) in July 1994 – which killed 85 people and wounded 300
Read MoreWorld must keep pressure on Iran over nuclear deal
The announcement by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani that Iran is willing to re-enter negotiations over its nuclear program if crippling sanctions are removed is evidence the US-led effort to pressure Iran in renegotiating the deeply flawed 2015 nuclear deal is beginning to bear fruit.
Read MoreColin Rubenstein on Palestinian antisemitism
AIJAC Executive Director spoke with Andrew Bolt on Sky News about recent Palestinian antisemitic statements and the wider issue of antisemitism.
Read MoreAudio: Is global condemnation enough to stop Iran?
On Thursday July 11, ABC Radio National host Tom Switzer discussed the Iranian nuclear issue with Cliff May of the Foundation for Defence of Democracies and Amin Saikal of the ANU
Read MoreIn Gaza, taking no sides, but showing only one
Todd Sampson’s Body Hack, whose third season premier was filmed in the Gaza Strip from the perspective of Palestinian protesters, aired on Channel 10 on June 25. Sampson said his view of the conflict between Israel and Palestinians, as he narrated in his introduction, is that “both sides are right and wrong,” and indeed the…
Read MoreBBC accuses Corbyn allies of hijacking antisemitism investigations
The antisemitism crisis in the UK Labour Party has escalated again, after a respected BBC current affairs show revealed that there was a backlog of 1000 antisemitism allegations waiting to be dealt with, while the Labour leader’s office has allegedly obstructed those in the party responsible for investigating antisemitism.
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