AIJAC welcomes new Iran missile sanctions, but calls for more coordination with allies
October 15, 2024 | Colin Rubenstein
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) welcomes the Government’s belated decision to impose sanctions on five Iranian individuals involved in the regime’s missile program.
AIJAC deeply dismayed at Senate Committee decision not to recommend judicial inquiry into campus antisemitism
October 2, 2024 | AIJAC staff
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) is deeply dismayed by the decision of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee not to recommend a judicial inquiry into antisemitism at Australian universities.
AIJAC condemns latest Iranian aggression against Israel
October 2, 2024 | AIJAC
AIJAC completely condemns Iran’s 180-plus ballistic missile strike on Israel overnight. We welcome criticism of the attack by members of the Federal Government and call on it to be unequivocal in its support of Israel in the wake of this blatant aggression.
AIJAC calls for better enforcement of Australia’s laws against supporting listed terrorist groups
October 1, 2024 | AIJAC staff
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has called on law enforcement agencies to improve their enforcement of existing laws against offering support to listed terrorist groups as well as laws against the public display of prohibited terrorist organisation symbols.
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
