AIJAC disappointed at Fairfax headline
August 10, 2018
AIJAC is disappointed at the headline “Mother and child killed by air strike” for the otherwise reasonable August 10 Isabel Kershner report on the Hamas-Israel violence in the Age and Sydney Morning Herald.
AIJAC complains to ABC on Hamas description; Wins complaint on SBS Arabic story
August 6, 2018
AIJAC Executive Director Dr. Colin Rubenstein stated regarding the ABC report, “This story seems to be a classic example of biased advocacy journalism – where a journalist pushes their ideological views on a controversial subject very strongly, treats those views as if they were uncontested truths
Letter: Israel Law is Not Racist
August 6, 2018 | Jamie Hyams
The report, Israel backs “racist” state law (World, 21-22/7) focuses on those who believe the law is racist. In reality, while controversial, it merely codifies some of Israel’s current laws, relating to issues such as Israel being the nation-state of the Jewish people, the flag and the national anthem as a basic law.
God Is Good For You: Jewish Launch
August 2, 2018 | AIJAC staff
AIJAC and the Sydney Jewish Museum co-hosted the launch of Greg Sheridan’s new book, “God is Good For You”, for the Jewish community on Thursday, August 2.
The Australian’s Greg Sheridan to speak at community event in Melbourne
July 31, 2018
Prolific commentator, author and Foreign Editor at “The Australian” Greg Sheridan will discuss his new book “God is Good for You” and the Middle East
AIJAC welcomes Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s announcement regarding aid to the Palestinians
July 3, 2018
AIJAC welcomes Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s decision, announced Monday, to discontinue Australia’s funding to the World Bank’s Multi-Donor Trust Fund for the Palestinian Recovery and Development Program, and redirect the funds to the United Nations’ Humanitarian Fund for the Palestinian Territories.
AIJAC thanks Australian government for principled stance at UN
June 14, 2018
AIJAC National Chairman Mark Leibler AC and Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein AM today wrote to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to express AIJAC’s “sincere appreciation for Australia’s principled stance at the UN General Assembly by voting in favour of the US amendment to the unbalanced motion on Israel…
AIJAC writes to the ABC asking it to explain the lack of coverage of Gaza rocket attacks
June 5, 2018
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has written to ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie asking her to explain the ABC’s glaring lack of coverage of the biggest rocket and mortar attacks launched by Hamas and Islamic Jihad on Israel since the 2014 war.
Letter: Israel Defending Itself
June 5, 2018 | Jamie Hyams
Avner Gvaryahu, the Executive Director of Breaking the Silence, describes the Gaza border riots as an “unarmed protest” (Canberra Times/The Age/Sydney Morning Herald), “‘Don’t be afraid to shoot'”, May 31).
AIJAC applauds government’s principled vote against UNHRC resolution which predetermined Israel’s guilt
May 22, 2018
AIJAC applauds the principled stand the Australian Government took in opposing the one-sided anti-Israel resolution to set up an inquiry into the violence in Gaza at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) last week.
