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Ehud 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
Read MoreFatah and Hamas are allowed to keep this horror film playing
The chilling words by veteran Hamas official Fathi Hammad at a rally in Gaza last July urging Palestinians to kill Jews, not Israelis, is easily found on YouTube. I don’t know if these words appear in the Palestinian Film Festival that Greg Barns encouraged readers to attend in his recent piece blaming Israel for poverty in Gaza.
Read MoreAussie troops arrive to protect Strait of Hormuz
The first Royal Australian Air Force plane has landed in the Middle East as part of Australia’s contribution to protecting maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz.
Read MoreDon’t miss out: Ehud Ya’ari in Melbourne
Co-hosted by AIJAC, the Zionist Federation of Australia and UIA Victoria, authoritative and influential Israeli commentator, author and analyst Ehud Ya’ari will look ahead to 2020 in Israel.
Read MoreTruth, Hebron and “Breaking the Silence”
The left-wing Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence (BtS), the subject of a story by journalist Terry Plane in these pages last month, is by its own admission, a political organisation that seeks to “change” the “policy of government”.
Read MoreAIJAC statement on Halle shootings
It is difficult to express the sense of shock and outrage at the murderous attack near the synagogue in Halle, Germany, while Jewish people were at prayer on the holiest day of the Jewish year.
Read MoreAIJAC expresses “deep concern” over recent developments in Syria
The Australia/ Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) today expressed its strong concerns about Turkey’s unilateral incursion into northern Syria, and the apparent shift in US foreign policy toward rapid Syrian disengagement which helped facilitate the Turkish move.
Read MoreThe CEC goes gaga over the “cash ban” bill
The CEC is the cult-like Australian offshoot of the organisation created by US political activist and prolific conspiracy theorist, Lyndon LaRouche, who died in February.
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