AIJAC welcomes Premier’s statement on antisemitism crisis, but calls for urgent and vigorous enforcement
July 7, 2025 | Colin Rubenstein
It is undeniable that there is a direct line between the incitement we see at the regular anti-Israel protests in the city and the violence that follows, so urgent action must be taken against this incitement and the protest leaders responsible for it.
AIJAC welcomes finding of 18C breach by Islamic preacher Wissam Haddad
July 1, 2025 | AIJAC staff
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) welcomes the Federal Court’s finding that Wissam (William) Haddad, also known as Abu Ousayd, knowingly breached Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act in several sermons, by utilising antisemitic language under the guise of religious preaching.
Honouring Dr Efraim Zuroff, renowned Nazi hunter
July 1, 2025
Like Simon Wiesenthal himself, Efraim’s career is a testament to his uncompromising and unwavering dedication to bringing Nazi war criminals to justice. This passion for justice in the name of both survivors of the Shoah and six million Jewish victims who lacked a voice because they perished at the hands of the Nazis
AIJAC welcomes Iran-Israel Ceasefire
June 25, 2025 | AIJAC
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) today welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, but warned…
Letter the Age and Sydney Morning Herald refused to publish
June 24, 2025 | AIJAC staff
On June 20, the following letter from AIJAC’s Dr Tzvi Fleischer was sent to both the Melbourne Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, responding to extreme and factually questionable claims made by Dr Amin Saikal in an article published in both papers that day, titled “Few believe Iran has nuclear weapons. We can’t afford to repeat the Iraq War lie.”
AIJAC applauds American intervention against Iranian nuclear program
June 22, 2025 | AIJAC
The US decision to attack the Fordow and other Iranian nuclear sites is a very welcome development, making the world a better and safer place and underlining the ongoing US commitment to act as a key guarantor of international peace and security.
AIJAC statement on Israeli campaign targeting Iran’s nuclear program
June 13, 2025 | Colin Rubenstein
AIJAC views the Israeli military actions launched against Iran’s nuclear program this morning as thoroughly justified by both the IAEA finding of Iranian breaches of its Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty obligations this week, and Iran’s blatant aggression against Israel over recent years.
Sanctions on Israeli ministers unprecedented, smack of double standards
June 11, 2025 | AIJAC staff
The Government’s unprecedented decision to sanction two democratically-elected but controversial ministers in the allied, democratic government of Israel represents a major escalation of the ongoing regrettable trend by the current ALP government of abandoning our long-standing bipartisan tradition of good relations with the Jewish state.
AIJAC condemns deadly shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington
May 22, 2025
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council deplores the senseless killing of a young Jewish couple in Washington DC.
AIJAC congratulates Labor on its emphatic election victory
May 5, 2025
AIJAC Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein said, “We congratulate Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his team on retaining government, and look forward to once again working with them constructively in the interests of Australia, including our Australian Jewish community.”
