In Israel, national unity government agreement seems imminent
April 3, 2020 | Ahron Shapiro
As the weekend approaches, Israeli media reports that an agreement on a broad national unity government is imminent, to be finalised perhaps as soon as later today.
Dr Jonathan Schanzer to AIJAC Webinar: 2020 – the year of Iran’s Precision-Guided Missile
April 3, 2020 | Jamie Hyams
In the second of its new Webinar series, AIJAC hosted Dr Jonathan Schanzer, Senior Vice President for Research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in the USA. Dr Schanzer, who previously worked as a terrorism finance analyst at the US Department of the Treasury, spoke on the topic, “Iranian Imperialism under the cover of COVID-19”.
Palestinian incitement escalates despite coronavirus crisis
April 2, 2020 | Oved Lobel
No matter the stakes for Palestinian wellbeing, conspiratorial incitement and worship of violence continues to undermine efforts to combat the disease.
Start-up nation high-tech versus the coronavirus
April 2, 2020 | Ahron Shapiro, Naomi Levin
Israel, as a global centre of research and development, is leading efforts to use technology to mitigate the coronavirus crisis on three fronts: developing a vaccine, improving testing for the virus, and innovating technology to improve patient care.
The Ambassador and the ABC
March 31, 2020 | Jamie Hyams
At AIJAC, we have often made the case that at times we find the ABC coverage of Israel falls short of what we would hope to see from our taxpayer-funded broadcaster.
A new Israeli Government at last?
March 27, 2020 | Ahron Shapiro
In an extraordinary day at Israel’s Knesset on Thursday, in an acrimonious session that split his party, Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz initiated moves to enter a national unity government with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of the Likud.
Settlements growth decreases, but not in the eyes of Peace Now, AP
March 20, 2020 | Ahron Shapiro
If the headline to this blog post looks familiar, it is because it is. A little over a year ago, I blogged about how the Associated Press reported an increase in construction in Israel’s West Bank settlements when housing starts had actually dropped.
Australia argues the ICC should not be investigating the “situation in Palestine”
March 20, 2020 | Sharyn Mittelman
Australia has consistently argued that the ICC does not have jurisdiction to investigate alleged Israeli war crimes in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem, because “Palestine” is not a sovereign state according to international law.
Gantz gets a mandate – What now?
March 18, 2020 | Ahron Shapiro
In Israel on Monday, after having received the recommendation of 61 members of Knesset, Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz was given the mandate by President Reuven Rivlin to try to form a government.
Australia takes Iran concerns to nuclear watchdog
March 13, 2020 | Naomi Levin
The Australian Government has made one of its toughest and most comprehensive statements yet on Iran’s illegal nuclear development.
