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.”
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.
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.
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…
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…
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.
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.
AIJAC expresses disgust at extreme anti-Israel and antisemitic motion passed by the Council of the University of Melbourne Student Union
May 1, 2022 | Colin Rubenstein
AIJAC Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein: “The University Administration must disassociate itself from this calumny in the strongest possible terms and do all it can to ensure that this never happens again, as it represents a toxic stain not only upon UMSU, but on the University itself.”
AIJAC welcomes Glen Eira’s adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism
April 27, 2022 | Colin Rubenstein
AIJAC is very pleased that Glen Eira Council has taken this important step, and congratulates the councillors, especially Cr Margaret Esakoff, for her initiative in bringing this most significant matter to the Council. The IHRA definition is a very constructive tool in the ongoing battle against antisemitism. We hope other Councils and institutions follow Glen Eira’s moral and principled leadership in adopting this very widely accepted definition.
ACMA decision on “Q+A” demonstrates need for new independent, external body to hold ABC to its code of conduct
April 20, 2022 | AIJAC
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council is very disappointed at the decision by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to dismiss complaints from AIJAC and others about the episode of the ABC TV program “Q+A” which aired on May 27, 2021.
