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Australia’s security chiefs highlight benefits of intel sharing with Israel
Retiring ASIO Director-General of Security Duncan Lewis recently addressed the Lowy Institute and reflected on the importance of exchanging information on security threats with international partners to disrupt planned terror attacks. As an example, he highlighted that in July 2017 Israel shared intelligence with Australia that helped stop the bombing of an Etihad plane on…
Read MoreVeiled Horror: Iran’s headscarf protesters sentenced to decades in prison
It is evident that, both in the UN and most of the world’s media, there is little interest in shining a light, let alone bringing pressure to bear, on Iran over the human rights abuses it inflicts daily on it population in general, and Iranian women in particular.
Read MoreWe’re right to protect oil supplies against Iranian attack
Ensuring the free passage of the significant portion of Australia’s oil supply which is shipped through the Persian Gulf’s narrow Strait of Hormuz is obviously in our national interest.
Read MoreFar Right, UK Labour and beyond: antisemitism in Europe today
A change in tone in European politics is leading to the normalisation of antisemitism on the continent according to analyst James Kirchick, who has spent time researching European politics.
Read MoreTen wildcards which could decide the election
Elections are always unpredictable, and all the more so in Israel. As Golda Meir famously once quipped to American President Richard Nixon, “You are the president of 150 million Americans; I am the prime minister of six million prime ministers.”
Read MoreEditorial: Courageous decisions
The Australian Government’s announcement on August 21 that Australia will join the International Maritime Security Construct in the Persian Gulf to assure the security of merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz is a very welcome one.
Read MoreAIJAC welcomes SBS apology for “World News” misrepresentation
AIJAC has welcomed SBS’s apology and acknowledgment that an SBS TV “World News” story on July 10, “erroneously” implied Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu had threatened military action in response to increased uranium enrichment by Iran
Read MoreGood Money after Bad: Why is Australia continuing to pour money into the UN’s refugee efforts in Palestine?
Australia, which is one of UNRWA’s largest donors per capita, should consider joining its European counterparts in suspending its $20 million annual contribution to the agency, and instead investigate other channels to deliver a core package of humanitarian aid services for those in need
Read MoreAIJAC statement on Israel’s decision to refuse visas to US Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar
Israel had no good or easy option when two Members of Congress, both of whom have connections with antisemites and track records indicating contemptuous hostility to Israel, applied for visas.
Read MoreStatement: Australia joins the International Maritime Security Construct in the Gulf
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) welcomes the Government’s announcement that Australia will join the International Maritime Security Construct in the Gulf to assure the security of merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the Government statement, “Australia’s contribution will include the deployment of: a P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft to the…
Read MoreJames Kirchick discusses Trump, the Middle East and more – Sky News “Outsiders”
James Kirchick of the Brookings Institution discusses Trump, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Jeremy Corbyn and other topics on Sky News “Outsiders”
Read MoreJames Kirchick on whether Trump has been good for Israel or ill-advised on the Middle East
AIJAC guest James Kirchick, Fellow at the Brookings Institution, explores whether President Trump has been supportive of Israel or clumsy and ill-advised in his approach to the Middle East.
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