AIJAC pleased ICJ permitted Israel’s just war of self-defence against Hamas to continue
January 27, 2024 | AIJAC staff
Yesterday’s decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in its preliminary orders regarding South Africa’s case against Israel was a mixed result, but the most important aspect was that there was no order for Israel to cease its just military campaign in Gaza.
AIJAC welcomes new Australian sanctions targeting Hamas, Hezbollah, PIJ and the IRGC
January 23, 2024 | AIJAC staff
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) welcomes the announcement of additional Australian sanctions targeting terrorism financing, and listing 12 persons and three entities linked to Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and, most importantly, their overseer, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Qods Force (IRGC-QF).
AIJAC disappointed FM Senator Penny Wong not visiting Israeli communities devastated on October 7
January 15, 2024 | AIJAC staff
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) expressed its disappointment that Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong won’t be visiting any of the southern Israeli communities devastated in the October 7 Hamas atrocities during her current visit to the country.
South Africa’s ICJ “genocide” case against Israel “cynical and politicised act of lawfare”
January 12, 2024 | AIJAC staff
South Africa’s contention in its International Court of Justice (ICJ) claim – that Israel’s actions to combat terror in the wake of the October 7 wave of unprovoked mass murder, rape, torture and kidnapping directed largely against civilians inside Israeli territory amount to the crime of genocide – is clearly absurd
AIJAC questions Australia co-signing “counter-productive” statement on settler violence
December 18, 2023 | AIJAC staff
Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein has questioned Australia’s co-signing a statement with other nations, including France and the United Kingdom, that condemned what they claimed was “record high” violence from extremist settlers
AIJAC endorses efforts to urge International Committee of the Red Cross to demand access to Israeli hostages
December 15, 2023 | AIJAC
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) today endorsed the grassroots Australian effort urging Red Cross Australia to lobby its…
Statement regarding Australia/Canada/New Zealand joint statement and UN vote on the Israel/Hamas conflict
December 14, 2023 | Colin Rubenstein
By effectively calling for an end to the military pressure on Hamas, but not demanding Hamas be disarmed, this resolution makes it much less likely that the “sustainable ceasefire” Australia appropriately supports will ever be achieved.
AIJAC deeply disappointed by dropping of investigation into Sydney hate-speech clerics
December 7, 2023 | AIJAC staff
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) today expressed its “deep disappointment” and “frustration” at the news that State and Federal police have dropped their investigations into hate speech by several clerics in southwest Sydney in the wake of the October 7 wave of mass-murder attacks in Israel.
AIJAC welcomes the passage of improved NSW race hate laws
December 1, 2023 | Colin Rubenstein
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) welcomed the passage this week (November 30) of NSW laws to improve the prosecution process for the offence of publicly threatening or inciting violence against a person or a group based on their race, religion or other attributes.
AIJAC questions handling of pro-Palestinian protestors ambushing visiting families of Israeli murder victims and hostages
November 30, 2023 | Colin Rubenstein
Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein has questioned the handling of an incident involving pro-Palestinian protestors who ambushed the families of Israeli murder victims and hostages at a Melbourne hotel last night.
