AIJAC welcomes Federal Government announcement of National Student Ombudsman
September 9, 2024 | AIJAC
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has welcomed the announcement by Federal Education Minister Jason Clare that he would be introducing legislation to Parliament to establish a National Student Ombudsman who could take complaints about antisemitism at universities, among other matters.
AIJAC condemns settler violence in West Bank town of Jit
August 16, 2024 | AIJAC staff
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) strongly condemns the deadly violence by dozens of masked Jewish extremists in the West Bank town of Jit on August 15.
AIJAC shocked and horrified by extremism, complicity with violent protest, displayed by Greens
August 14, 2024 | AIJAC staff
AIJAC today said it was shocked by the ongoing extremism and complicity with violent, racist protests displayed by the Australian Greens, as evidenced by both the unprecedented scenes at Sydney’s Inner West Council last night, and the latest Greens stunt in the Senate.
AIJAC and academic experts submit briefing to the International Criminal Court opposing Netanyahu and Gallant arrest warrants
August 8, 2024 | AIJAC
On August 5, a team of three independent Australian academic experts, together with AIJAC’s Dr Colin Rubenstein, submitted an official amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefing to the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague… the submission argues against the issue of arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant
Latest findings confirm UNRWA’s complicity with Hamas terrorism
August 6, 2024 | Colin Rubenstein
UNRWA is not part of the solution in any future scenario. As this latest findings underline, it remains part of the problem – an obstacle to any peaceful outcome for Palestinians and Israelis.
Peter Dutton meets Benjamin Netanyahu
August 2, 2024
Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer and National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi during his trip to Israel, organised by the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC).
AIJAC deplores ICJ Advisory Opinion
July 21, 2024 | AIJAC
The Australia/Israel &Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has ridiculed the International Court of Justice (ICJ)advisory opinion delivered on Friday, that demands that Israel withdraw from the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza.
Joint statement on the University of Sydney
June 27, 2024 | AIJAC
We are appalled and deeply concerned by the agreement that was reached on June 21 by the University of Sydney and representatives of protesters who had camped on the University’s grounds for the previous eight weeks. Many of the protesters were from outside the University, yet they were allowed to menace the University community and disturb campus life without challenge. They have now been rewarded for doing so.
AIJAC condemns Sydney University’s “capitulation” to Muslim Students’ Association
June 25, 2024
The University of Sydney’s capitulation… provides the allies of the extremist Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir with immediate rewards for defying the rules and other bad behaviour.
AIJAC calls for Australia to follow Canada and list the IRGC as a terrorist organisation
June 20, 2024 | Colin Rubenstein
The Government claims that as a state entity, the IRGC is not covered by the terrorist organisation provisions in the Criminal Code. But as we have repeatedly said, if current laws prevent the IRGC’s listing under the current Criminal Code, then amend the legislation. This is what the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee proposed in February 2023 when it recommended listing the IRGC.
