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.
AIJAC condemns Tel Aviv nightclub attack
April 8, 2022 | AIJAC
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs condemns the latest murderous attack in Tel Aviv, which left two innocent civilians dead and eight others wounded, four of whom are fighting for their lives.
AIJAC welcomes NSW Government’s announcement of plans to introduce a bill criminalising public display of Nazi symbols
April 5, 2022 | AIJAC staff
AIJAC welcomes the announcement by NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman that the Government is committed to introducing a bill that criminalises the public display of Nazi symbols.
AIJAC welcomes history-making NSW motion on antisemitism
March 24, 2022 | AIJAC staff
AIJAC congratulates the NSW Parliament on making history, with the NSW Legislative Council becoming the first house of parliament in Australia to endorse the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism.
