AIJAC urges Australia to join Germany in banning Hezbollah
May 1, 2020 | AIJAC
AIJAC welcomes the German government decision to join a growing list of countries that proscribe the entirety of Hezbollah as a terrorist group, and again urges the Australian government to seriously reconsider its stance on the organisation.
AIJAC statement welcoming Israel’s new National Emergency Government
April 21, 2020 | Colin Rubenstein
AIJAC welcomes the establishment of the new national emergency government in Israel to face both the immense challenges of the coronavirus crisis and Israel’s other immediate economic and strategic imperatives.
Opposition Leader Albanese’s Passover message
April 6, 2020
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has greetings to the Jewish community ahead of Pesach (Passover)
PM Morrison’s Passover message
April 6, 2020
At a time when we face great challenges, the festival of Passover has special meaning. This year it has a poignancy with many grandparents and grandchildren not able to be with each other for the Seder.
AIJAC welcomes Australia’s submission to the International Criminal Court
March 19, 2020 | AIJAC
AIJAC today welcomed the Australian Government’s formal submission to the International Criminal Court arguing that the Court does not have territorial jurisdiction to consider the “Situation in the State of Palestine.”
AIJAC statement on Nowra neo-Nazi arrest
March 16, 2020 | AIJAC staff
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) welcomes the news of the arrest of a man plotting a terrorist attack in NSW.
Background to the visit of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to Australia
February 21, 2020
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin arrives in Australia today for a state visit. The Israel Embassy has provided some details on his scheduled program, but here is some additional background material on Rivlin and where his visit fits into the history of Australia-Israel relations.
AIJAC welcomes Australian submission to the International Criminal Court
February 17, 2020
Australia has opposed a bid by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to look into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian Territories.
Australia urged to condemn biased “blacklist”
February 13, 2020 | AIJAC
Following publication by the United Nations Human Rights Council of a “blacklist” of businesses operating in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) is calling on the Australian Government to maintain its principled stance towards fairness at the UN and condemn the list.
Statement on Trump peace plan
January 29, 2020 | AIJAC
Everyone knew that the Trump Administration’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan would be rejected out of hand by both wings of a very divided Palestinian leadership and would not lead to a peace agreement in the short term. However, it is nonetheless very welcome for at least two reasons.
