Israeli Settlements Near Bethlehem

Report: Approvals for West Bank settlement expansion ‘stuck’

November 4, 2024 | Ahron Shapiro

Over the past year, AIJAC research has shown that new construction in Israel’s West Bank settlements languishes at a historic…

Syrians celebrate the demise of Hassan Nasrallah (Image: X/ Hamdi Rifai)

The Syrian town that Hezbollah almost starved to death

October 16, 2024 | Alana Schetzer

Israel’s assassination of some of the most senior leaders of the Hezbollah terror group, including its chief Hassan Nasrallah, was mourned by millions of Shi’ite Muslims and quietly celebrated by even larger numbers of Sunni Arabs. But for one group of people in a small mountain town in Syria, the elimination of Hezbollah’s senior leadership was especially sweet.

October 7 Commemoration, Jewish Care Melbourne 7.10.2024

October 7 commemoration in Melbourne

October 8, 2024 | AIJAC

We reflect, pray, and mourn those we lost on and since October 7.

An IDF bulldozer checks for explosive charges beneath roads approaching the Nur Shams camp near Tulkarem (Screenshot)

IDF, Shin Bet launch major operation in northern West Bank

August 28, 2024 | Ahron Shapiro

There has been an alarming escalation of security threats from the northern West Bank in recent months.

Image: United Nations/ X

The UN continues to ignore Israeli victims of terrorism

August 28, 2024 | Justin Amler

In the entrance hall to the United Nations in New York, there’s an exhibition reminding those visitors of the victims of terrorist attacks from around the world. But among the many exhibits of attacks, including those in New York, Boston and in Kenya, there’s one glaringly obvious group that is missing.

The aftermath of the violent settler attack upon the West Bank town of Jit (Image: X/ Twitter)

Jewish community condemnation of settler violence is not new

August 27, 2024 | Ahron Shapiro

A report in the Australian (Aug. 27) about a resolution passed by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry condemning attacks by extremist elements of the settler movement against West Bank Palestinians and their property labelled this decision a “significant step” and quoted members of the Muslim community calling the resolution “unprecedented.”

Iran Hackers

Iran steps up election interference in the US

August 23, 2024 | Oved Lobel

Amidst alleged ongoing attempts to assassinate former and current American officials and politicians, including former US President and current Republican nominee Donald Trump, it is easy to overlook the Iranian regime’s continued attempts at election interference in the US.

At rallies across the world, it’s not unusual to see the former Iranian flag being waved proudly alongside Israeli flags (Image: X/ Twitter)

The many Iranians who support Israel and Israelis

July 25, 2024 | Alana Schetzer

Iran’s regime is not representative of all Iranians, and there are many Iranian people who openly express their support for Israel, Israelis and the Jewish diaspora. This is especially so since Hamas’ October 7 terror attacks…

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Defying expectations: Silent settlement freeze and outpost demolitions

July 19, 2024 | Ahron Shapiro

Given that Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition consists of right-wing or religious parties that are supportive of Israel’s West Bank settlements, it was expected that West Bank settlement activity would increase.

Palestinians distribute drinking water to displaced people in Gaza City (Image: Anas Mohammed/ Shutterstock)

The truth about water in Gaza

July 12, 2024 | Alana Schetzer

One of the many libels hurled against Israel since Hamas started the current war on October 7 is the claim that Israel has weaponised water by deliberately denying its supply to Gazans. This is a falsehood that doesn’t stand up to basic scrutiny.

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Médecins Sans Frontières has lost its way

July 3, 2024 | Greg Rose, Tzvi Fleischer

MSF has a history of allowing terrorists to operate with impunity in its facilities, of tolerating and defending terrorist groups and of making highly political public statements, especially with regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – far from the ideal of neutral provision of aid.  

CCTV footage of the 14-year-old attacker in military fatigues (screenshot)

Sydney University stabbing highlights issues in AIJAC submission on right-wing extremism

July 3, 2024 | Oved Lobel

As the details surrounding the incident become progressively clearer, the stabbing is beginning to look like a textbook case of what AIJAC described in its recent submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into right-wing extremist movements in Australia, its previous submission to the Legal and Social Issues Committee’s inquiry into extremism in Victoria as well as in blogposts and articles.

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