Nice Condolence Statement
July 15, 2016 | Colin Rubenstein
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) extends our deepest sympathies to the nation of France and to all those who lost families and friends in the monstrous attack in Nice….
Pauline Hanson “has declared war on tolerance”, say Jeremy Jones and Colin Rubenstein
July 6, 2016 | AIJAC
“Racism and bigotry is always unacceptable, and it is additionally repugnant when espoused by an elected member of parliament,” Jeremy Jones AM, Director of International and of Community Affairs of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council said today.
Passing of Elie Wiesel
July 5, 2016 | AIJAC
“Elie Wiesel was a remarkable, inspirational thinker, leader and activist, and his passing is a tremendous loss to humanity”, Jeremy Jones AM, Director of International and of Community Affairs for the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, said today.
AIJAC Condemns Mosque Attacks
June 30, 2016
Every Australian should be alarmed by the two recent anti-Islamic hate crimes near Perth. These deplorable incidents included the firebombing of a vehicle and spray-painting vile graffiti outside a mosque at an Islamic school and the placement of a pig’s head outside another mosque.
AIJAC “profoundly saddened and utterly outraged” by terrorist mass-murder in Orlando
June 14, 2016
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council expresses its profound sadness and utter outrage at the murder of dozens people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida on Sunday.
The terrorist murders in the gay nightclub were reportedly committed by a single gunman, Omar Mateen. Mateen pledged loyalty to the Islamic State and is understood to have also acted out of anti-LGBT bigotry.
Statement on Tel Aviv Terror Attack
June 9, 2016
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council mourns the four victims of the murderous attack at Tel Aviv’s Sarona Market on Wednesday 8 June and joins prayers for the full and speedy recovery of the wounded.
We condemn in the strongest terms this senseless act of terror against innocent victims who were simply dining at a cafe – murdered merely because they were Israeli Jews.
AIJAC statement on the passing of Saul Same zl
April 14, 2016
Saul Same was a legendary figure in the Jewish community and the Labor movement in Australia. A gentle and warm person, he was generous, thoughtful and principled.
AIJAC congratulates Jeremy Jones on receipt of Stepan Kerkyasharian AO Harmony Award
March 11, 2016 | AIJAC
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council is both pleased and proud to congratulate Jeremy Jones, AM, on his receipt of the Stepan Kerkyasharian AO Harmony Award yesterday…
Mark Leibler Speaks to President Rivlin about his cancelled State Visit
March 4, 2016
AIJAC National Chairman Mark Leibler, AC, spoke to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin this week regarding the postponement of the planned State Visit to Australia. The phone conversation, initiated by President Rivlin, followed the president’s conversation earlier the same night with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull…
