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Because of October 7, Israel will never be the same again: Joel Burnie on Sky News

March 1, 2024

AIJAC Executive Manager Joel Burnie speaks from Israel to Sky News Australia’s Gabriella Power, 29 February 2024.

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UNRWA is unfit to deliver aid to Palestinians

February 29, 2024 | Alana Schetzer

Given Hamas rules Gaza with an iron fist, it is unsurprising it has come to dominate UNRWA. UNRWA is essentially a Palestinian agency – more than 99% of its employees are Palestinian, with comparatively few foreign officials in its higher ranks.

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We need a ceasefire based on reality, not fantasy

February 28, 2024 | Justin Amler

Israel is on the front lines of the global battle for peaceful coexistence, human rights, and the sanctity of life. Just as the Nazis and ISIS had to be destroyed, so too must Hamas. The future of Israel — and the free world — depends on it.

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“The Jewish community of Australia has gone through horrific… intimidation tactics since Oct 7” – Joel Burnie on Sky News

February 16, 2024

“The Jewish community of Australia has gone through horrific events and intimidation tactics since October 7th” – AIJAC Executive Manager Joel Burnie speaks to Danica De Giorgio on Sky News Australia.

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Israel “acutely aware of the [humanitarian] issues its forces face in Rafah”: Joel Burnie on SkyNews

February 16, 2024

AIJAC executive manager Joel Burnie discussed Israel’s planned military action in the Gazan city of Rafah and the joint statement by Australia, Canada and New Zealand with Kieran Gilbert of Sky News – 16 February 2024

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Of UNRWA and other unremarkable things in the media 

February 15, 2024 | Allon Lee

Fewer things are more exasperating than the media ignoring basic facts and context. Scandals plaguing UNRWA, the main agency for Palestinian refugees and their millions of descendants, and Israeli PM Netanyahu’s comments on Palestinian statehood showed this in action.

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UNRWA’s role is to perpetuate the war against Israel

February 13, 2024 | Justin Amler

Almost from its inception, UNRWA was hijacked to serve the ongoing battle against Israel’s existence, with a set of refugee conditions and policies that were exclusively and uniquely applicable to Palestinian Arabs.

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Greens ceasefire call ignores why Gaza war started: Joel Burnie on Sky News Australia

February 8, 2024

“It troubles our whole Jewish community to have a political party such as the Greens calling for an immediate ceasefire but forgetting why the war actually started…”: AIJAC Executive Manager Joel Burnie speaks to Chris Kenny on Sky News Australia, 7 February 2024.

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“The police statement does not make the event that occurred on that evening any better” – Joel Burnie on Sky News

February 5, 2024

AIJAC Executive Manager Joel Burnie discussed the police investigation into the chants at the infamous pro-Palestinian protest at the Sydney Opera House with Kieran Gilbert on Sky News Australia, 2 February 2024.

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The double survival gambit behind the brewing Israel-Hamas hostage deal

February 5, 2024 | Ran Porat

Months of painstaking negotiations, mediated by the US, Egypt and Qatar, have led to a new package deal that the two sides are now weighing up.

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