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Truth was the collateral damage
This article was published in The Australian Jewish News on June 27 2019. Todd Sampson is a former top advertising executive who certainly knows the importance of creating “buzz” to help launch a new product. Launching series two of his TV show, Body Hack, with an episode partially filmed on a mini camcorder at…
Read MoreOf Cartoons and Comments: Another innocuous opinion piece brings out the antisemitic trolls
A Sydney Morning Herald opinion piece about editorial cartoons attracted antisemitic comments.
Read MoreAustralia should back up US pressure on Iran with sanctions of its own
Australia should be doing whatever it can to contribute to the timely, calibrated and well-justified US-led strategy of increasing the pressure on Iran.
Read MoreHezbollah’s explosive global plans: London explosives cache highlights terror group’s stockpiling efforts for shadow war with Israel
The UK stockpile of ammonium nitrate only adds meat to the bones of what is already a well-known pattern; namely, that Hezbollah remains a virulently antisemitic transnational terrorist organisation, forever striving to murder Jews across the globe
Read MoreFactsheet – Attacks on two tankers in the Persian Gulf
AIJAC has compiled a short report on what we know so far about the attack on two oil tankers in the Persian Gulf.
Read MoreIndia/Israel ties look promising in Modi’s second term
Responsible for improved relations with Israel, India’s PM Narendra Modi has just been elected for a second term. Israel should expect continued cooperation, especially in the fields of technology, agriculture, weaponry and counter-terrorism efforts.
Read MoreJamal Rifi, anti-normalisation and the campaign to prevent Israelis being treated as “human”
The widely-reported attacks on Lebanese-Australian Doctor Jamal Rifi’s involvement in an apolitical charity that helps critically-ill Palestinian children and improves the training of Palestinian medical staff have exposed the ugliness underlying the Palestinian-led “anti-normalisation” campaign against Israel.
Read MoreIntransigent Tehran must be sent a message on nuclear deal
In his last major statement on the matter in December, Morrison announced that his government “will keep the option of additional autonomous sanctions under active review”. Now is time for that ongoing review to deliver a pivot on Australia’s stance on the Iran nuclear deal, drawing the proper conclusions from Iran’s behaviour since the 2015 deal
Read MoreAs Parke doubles down on “Israel Lobby” accusations, ALP needs to be wary
Melissa Parke remains a leading member of WA Labor Friends of Palestine. Her influence, limited though it may be, should not be allowed to degrade her party’s long-time support for strong ties between Australia and Israel.
Read MoreAIJAC applauds Australia’s “momentous step” on Holocaust education
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has congratulated the Australian Government following Australia’s admission as a full member of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).
Read MoreWhat are Russia, Iran and Cuba doing in Venezuela?
Amid the continuing political, economic and humanitarian meltdown of Venezuela, an anti-American alliance consisting of Russia, Cuba and Iran is coalescing to counter US economic and diplomatic pressure on embattled President Nicolas Maduro.
Read MoreIsrael mourns ‘First Lady’ Nechama Rivlin
Nechama Rivlin, the wife of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, died of complications on June 4 following a lung transplant earlier this year after a long struggle with pulmonary fibrosis. She was 73.
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