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AIJAC commends Australia’s statement against the UNHRC’s permanent Commission of Inquiry into Israel

June 15, 2022 | AIJAC

AIJAC commends the Australian Government for its principled statement opposing the United Nations Human Rights Council’s permanent Commission of Inquiry into Israel,  made on the occasion of the release of the Commission’s first report at the 50th session of the UNHRC in Geneva

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AIJAC mourns the passing of Lady Anna Cowen

June 14, 2022 | AIJAC

AIJAC mourns the passing of Lady Anna Cowen, a woman of distinction who made extraordinary contributions to both the Jewish and wider Australian community.

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AIJAC condemns latest UNHRC report as “part of the problem rather than part of the solution”

June 8, 2022 | AIJAC staff

It is completely unsurprising that this Commission has now issued a report – without visiting Israel or hearing the Israeli side of the story – saying the conflict is all Israel’s fault.

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AIJAC statement on rescission of Melbourne University Student Union motion calling for Israel boycott

May 27, 2022 | AIJAC staff

AIJAC Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein said, “This was an appalling antisemitic motion that should never have been passed, and it is disappointing that six of the 16 Union Council members still voted against the rescission motion.”

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AIJAC welcomes Queensland swastika ban move

May 27, 2022 | AIJAC staff

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has welcomed the news that the Queensland Government is planning to follow the lead of Victoria and New South Wales and introduce a bill to ban the public display of the infamous Nazi symbol, the swastika.

Anthony Albanese is sworn in as Australia's new Prime Minister (source: Twitter)

AIJAC congratulates new PM Albanese, wishes his government every success

May 23, 2022 | AIJAC

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) congratulates Anthony Albanese and the ALP for their decisive electoral victory in winning government. We wish the new Albanese Government every success in leading our country in its next challenging chapter.

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AIJAC welcomes ABC inquiry outcome, calls for further consideration of external complaints body

May 17, 2022 | AIJAC staff

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) Executive Director Dr. Colin Rubenstein has welcomed an independent report into the ABC…

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AIJAC welcomes Victorian swastika ban bill

May 11, 2022 | AIJAC staff

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has welcomed the news that the Victorian Government is set to introduce a bill to ban the public display of…

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Statement on Sydney University Student Representative Council Motion endorsing “Nakba solidarity” demonstration

May 9, 2022 | Colin Rubenstein

The SRC has violated its own ethos to fight discrimination, putting Jewish and Israeli students at risk of hate speech and worse, and unethically aligned the entire SRC with the extreme agenda of a single student group on a controversial issue.

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AIJAC welcomes University of Melbourne statement on “anti-semitic” student union motion 

May 4, 2022 | AIJAC

AIJAC welcomes Melbourne University’s statement on the motion passed last week by the University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU) in support of the racist BDS campaign.

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