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Turkey and the Iranian-led “Axis of Resistance”

April 24, 2019 | Oved Lobel

Even if the US could repair its alliance with Ankara, an AKP-led Turkey can never be a useful tool for containing, much less rolling back, Iranian expansionism.

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Three decades of terror, racism and genocide come to an end in Sudan. But what comes next?

April 18, 2019 | Oved Lobel

The overthrow of Bashir in Sudan, and Algeria’s Bouteflika shortly before him, is being framed as part of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings throughout the Middle East and North Africa. We can only hope they end better this time than they did in 2011.

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Ahron Shapiro on the Israeli election results

April 11, 2019

AIJAC policy analyst Ahron Shapiro examines the preliminary Israeli election results on ABC News Radio.

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New York measles outbreak the result of anti-Vaxxer propaganda, not Jewish religious law

April 11, 2019 | Oved Lobel

It’s important to understand the primary driver of this outbreak is not religious practice and that there is no basis in Jewish law for not getting vaccinated. Rather, this is merely another example of the dangers of the global and conspiratorial “anti-vaxxer” movement.

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Election leaves Netanyahu with easy path to coalition

April 10, 2019 | Ahron Shapiro

With 97 percent of the vote officially counted in yesterday’s Israeli election – despite his Likud party merely tying the Blue and White party as the largest faction in the Knesset – Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been left with the easiest path to form the next government.

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Australia and the IRGC: is a ban necessary?

April 9, 2019 | Naomi Levin

In Australia, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is not designated a terrorist entity, but Australians would be wise to avoid having anything to do with the Iranian military, its officers and its business offshoots

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Israeli President Rivlin, PM Netanyahu, Gantz issue statements for Election Day

April 9, 2019 | AIJAC staff

As Israel goes to the polls, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Likud party candidate and incumbent Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and…

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Did Netanyahu just promise to annex the West Bank if reelected?

April 8, 2019 | Ahron Shapiro

On Saturday night, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was interviewed by Israeli TV Channel 12’s Rena Matzliah. Comments that Netanyahu made in the interview have been the basis for a flurry of media reports with misleading headlines…

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Criticism of Brunei over homosexuality laws very warranted, but let’s not forget Iran

April 5, 2019 | Judy Maynard

We must not forget other countries with similarly notorious policies, especially Iran, where anti-gay laws may have already cost thousands of innocent people their lives.

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Iranian Cybercrime Remains and Expands

April 2, 2019 | Oved Lobel

With each passing month, new revelations have demonstrated the staggering reach of Iran’s disinformation campaigns and potent offensive cyber capabilities.

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Australian media failed to report the Gaza unrest which may explain the recent Gaza rocket attacks

March 28, 2019 | AIJAC staff

Consumers of the media in Australia were adequately informed of the events of the last few days in Israel and…

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Light shed on Australia’s role in Hezbollah criminal takedown

March 27, 2019 | Naomi Levin

A Canadian report has shed more light on the role played by an Australian policing taskforce in bringing down a Hezbollah-linked criminal syndicate.

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