AIJAC mourns the tragic death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom
April 3, 2024 | Colin Rubenstein
We welcome Israel’s decision to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation to ascertain exactly what happened and work to ensure it does not happen again. Initial indications are that lack of coordination within a field unit, due to human error, caused this terrible tragedy. We trust Israel will ensure accountability for whoever is responsible for this heartbreaking error and the IDF will draw appropriate operational lessons to ensure such a shocking incident is never repeated.
AIJAC “gravely disappointed” by Australian Government’s decision to resume UNRWA funding
March 15, 2024 | AIJAC
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) expressed grave disappointment about the Australian government’s decision to resume funding to the UN’s Palestinian Refugee Agency UNRWA, given the mounting evidence that its Gazan operations are complicit in Hamas’ massacre upon southern Israel on October 7.
AIJAC calls on Australian Government to remain firm on UNRWA
March 12, 2024 | AIJAC staff
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) calls on the Australian government to stand firm and avoid making the recent mistakes of Sweden and Canada in their resumption of funding to the UN’s Palestinian Refugee Agency UNRWA
AIJAC angered and disappointed at “cowardly” and “discriminatory” actions of the 2024 Frontline Mental Health Conference
March 4, 2024 | AIJAC
The management of the Frontline Mental Health Conference aided and abetted the discriminatory intent of a small number of pro-Palestinian activists determined to target any and all Israelis for exclusion – even if they never say so in so many words.
AIJAC disappointed with Prime Ministers’ statement on Rafah that appears “divorced from reality”
February 15, 2024 | AIJAC
The PMs need to decide whether they want Gaza and Israel to have a future free of Hamas on which a two-state resolution can be built or whether they want Israel to refrain from attacking Rafah even after making and implementing a detailed plan to evacuate civilians from there. Trying to have it both ways reflects a disturbing lack of realism.
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
