Israel and Iran: ‘Cyber winter is coming’
June 26, 2020 | Oved Lobel
Hacking for harassment and espionage purposes has been common for decades, but this trend of adversaries attempting to damage one another’s civilian infrastructure is likely to become an increasingly common aspect of declared and undeclared conflict.
Australia’s key role in stopping terror funding through drug smuggling
June 23, 2020 | Naomi Levin
The Australian military seized a massive shipment of illicit drugs off the coast of Iran, interrupting a crucial funding source for terrorists in the Middle East.
Israel and the Libyan Civil War
June 16, 2020 | Oved Lobel
No verified reports of any Israeli involvement in Libya alongside the Egyptians and UAE have emerged to date. But you can be sure that Jerusalem will be watching events there with interest.
Antisemitism on the streets of Europe
June 15, 2020 | Naomi Levin
In recent days, there have been multiple incidents in Europe that deserve our attention. In France, video emerged of anti-racist demonstrators chanting “dirty Jews”, while monuments to recall those who helped defeat the Nazis were defaced. In the UK, an ultra-Orthodox rabbi was stabbed in the streets.
Palestinians hint at negotiations as Israel mulls extending sovereignty to parts of West Bank
June 12, 2020 | Ahron Shapiro
Just weeks since Israel formed its first fully functioning government in a year and half, it is approaching its first big decision regarding the extension of Israeli sovereignty and/or law to the Jordan Valley and some or all of its settlements in the West Bank
The IAEA’s damning report card on Iran’s nuclear program
June 12, 2020 | AIJAC staff
On June 5 and 6, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued two periodical reports – one public and the other confidential – into Iran’s nuclear program. The documents reveal systemically increasing violations by Iran of its commitments to the international community.
The Larouchites heart China
June 9, 2020 | Judy Maynard
The Chinese government, which has been in the news rather a lot lately and for all the wrong reasons, has a fervent local admirer. The obscure Australian Citizens Party (ACP) – a small but financially potent and cultish political grouping
The price Palestinians pay for anti-normalisation
June 3, 2020 | Sharyn Mittelman
It is obvious that for genuine peace to be achieved between Israelis and Palestinians there must be cooperation and reconciliation…
