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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.

Benny Gantz is helping the country form a unity government

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.

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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.

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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. 

Benny Gantz and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin

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.

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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.

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Coronavirus spurs unity government fever in Israel

March 13, 2020 | Ahron Shapiro

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen the crash of global markets, panic buying and drastic curbs on travel and public gatherings…

Avigdor Lieberman (l) and Benny Gantz.

Netanyahu volleys the ball back into Gantz’s court

March 12, 2020 | Ahron Shapiro

Like a dizzying volley between two tennis pros at match point, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his challenger Blue…

Climbing off fence, Lieberman apparently moving to oust Netanyahu

March 6, 2020 | Ahron Shapiro

In a normal Israeli election, a result showing Likud as the largest party and head of the largest bloc, even…

DFAT Secretary Frances Adamson at Senate Estimates hearings.

Australian Government notes UNRWA concerns, but continues funding

March 6, 2020 | Naomi Levin

The Australia Government will not withhold funding to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), but will continue to make representations to UNRWA management to ensure funding is spent in a “targeted” way, Senate committee has heard.

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