Afghanistan: The Forgotten Front Against Iran
November 16, 2018 | Oved Lobel
While rarely discussed in the context of containing or rolling back Iranian regional influence and terrorism sponsorship, the war in Afghanistan is in fact an essential element of any coherent strategy to do so.
Fast Facts: Latest major outbreak of violence between Israel and Gaza
November 13, 2018 | AIJAC staff
Up to 400 rockets and mortars have been fired by Hamas and other terrorist groups into Israel over the past 24 hours. About 60 were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome defence syste.
Morrison’s Mid-East announcements: the wash-up
November 5, 2018 | Naomi Levin
The dust finally seems to have settled on Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s recent Middle East announcements and it is now possible to take a clear view.
Till they’re Green in the face
October 19, 2018 | Naomi Levin
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement that Australia would consider recognising west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and east Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state has left Greens senators seething.
AIJAC congratulates Nadia Murad, winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
October 10, 2018 | Sharyn Mittelman
AIJAC congratulates Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad, a co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, for her work “to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.”
Trump clarifies – he is backing a two-state solution
September 27, 2018 | Naomi Levin
US President Donald Trump has just expressed in clearest terms his support for a two-state peace for Israel and the Palestinians.
Could Bachelet and Bishop help reform the UN Human Rights Council?
August 17, 2018 | Naomi Levin
The newly appointed United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is a Companion of the Order of Australia and led a government described by the Israeli media as “the most Jewish government in the world” outside of Israel. She also has a challenge on her hands.
Audio: AIJAC’s Naomi Levin on Israel’s Nation-state law
August 10, 2018
AIJAC policy analyst Naomi Levin was interviewed for a report on Radio 2SER about Israel’s controversial new Nation-State law.
The Other Tunnels: Hamas, Egypt and Islamic State in Sinai
August 10, 2018 | Oved Lobel
Although not in the headlines quite as often as the “terror tunnels” Hamas and associated terrorist groups in the Gaza strip construct into Israel to kill or kidnap soldiers and civilians, the subterranean tunnel economy between Gaza and the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt is just as important and just as dangerous.
Quick Facts About the Major Outbreak of Violence Between Israel and Gaza Over the Last 24 Hours
August 9, 2018 | AIJAC
Over 170 rockets and mortars have been fired by Hamas and other terrorist groups into Israel over the past 24 hours
Russia, Israel and the Trump-Putin Summit
July 20, 2018 | Sharyn Mittelman
The meeting in Helsinki between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been surrounded by controversy… However, the two leaders were also apparently able to discuss some mutual interests, including a common concern for the security of Israel
New revelations from Iran’s nuclear archive: Iran was closer to a bomb than suspected, Rouhani was personally involved
July 19, 2018 | AIJAC staff
Over the past few days, the New York Times, Washington Post and other major international news outlets have published additional significant information that Israel has publicly revealed drawn from the vast trove of Iranian nuclear documents
