AIJAC extremely disappointed in Australia’s abstention on UN resolution
September 19, 2024 | Colin Rubenstein
AIJAC is extremely disappointed by Australia’s abstention on yesterday’s UN General Assembly resolution demanding Israel completely pull out of the West Bank and Gaza within one year, noting the Australian Government should have voted “no” if it is genuinely committed to… supporting a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian two-state peace.
AIJAC calls on Government to follow allies and sanction Iran over missile exports to Russia
September 13, 2024
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) today called on the Federal Government to emulate its US and European allies and partners in announcing sanctions on individuals and entities related to Iran’s recent provision of ballistic missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine.
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.
