Iran’s multifront war against Israel is decades old
June 7, 2023 | Oved Lobel
Although the IRGC may be a single integrated network across the Middle East and has increased its numbers as well as its territorial control and lethality, it has yet to demonstrate it is capable of anything more than symbolic local retaliation against Israeli strikes and assassinations, much less coordinating a true multifront war.
The UN Must Not Repeat Its ‘Nakba Day’ Farce
May 31, 2023 | Colin Rubenstein
Abbas has called upon the UN General Assembly to make Nakba Day another permanent day to “commemorate the Palestinian plight.” For the UN, whose credibility is at an all-time low, Abbas’ vile speech hopefully caused enough embarrassment that the Nakba Day hate-fest won’t be repeated.
AIJAC’s full comments to ABC Radio National “Breakfast” regarding the UN’s Nakba Day
May 23, 2023 | AIJAC staff
On May 18, AIJAC was approached by producers from ABC Radio National’s “Breakfast” program, compered by Patricia Karvelas, with a request to provide our views on “Nakba Day” ceremony held at the UN the previous Monday for a segment being aired the next morning. AIJAC duly provided written answers to three questions put to us by the “Breakfast” producers. However, when the segment, which mostly consisted of an interview with US-based Palestinian analyst Ghaith al-Omari, was aired, only some brief phrases from AIJAC’s answers were included. For the sake of clarity and transparency, here are the ABC Radio National questions and AIJAC’s answers in full.
Nuclear menace underscores Iran’s attacks on Israel
May 15, 2023 | Colin Rubenstein
Flying under the radar in a world largely distracted by the war in Ukraine and economic worries, Iran and its proxies have recently escalated Middle East tensions by launching a growing number of coordinated attacks against Israeli territory.
War in Gaza: Another round of violence with no end in sight
May 11, 2023 | Ran Porat
For more than a decade, there’s been no serious attempt to reach a viable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or even a stable arrangement for Gaza, and none seems close now. So the next major outbreak of deadly violence remains just a matter of time.
Denying Jewish history will not help Palestinians
May 8, 2023 | Allon Lee
Barns’ efforts to analogise the Palestinian story with the dispossession of indigenous Australians fails simply because Jews are not European colonisers who rocked up one day and displaced the native population.
A truly “special” Special Rapporteur
May 8, 2023 | Justin Amler
There are few positions in the United Nations that illustrate the extreme anti-Israel bias of that body better than the ‘Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories’
A remarkable achievement, but still much more to do
April 28, 2023 | Colin Rubenstein
Without diminishing the seriousness of Israel’s political crisis, it’s vitally important not to lose sight of the resilient and positive outlook in the country as a whole – a country whose history, and current overall national life and institutions, reflect economic, cultural, defence and technological achievements that are so remarkable as to be almost miraculous.
AIJAC welcomes the deepening of Jewish-Muslim engagement in Australia
April 26, 2023 | J-wire NewsDesk
Jeremy Jones, Director of International and of Community Affairs of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, has participated in five iftars during Ramadan this year, including a keynote address to a gathering of NSW South East Asian Muslims– as part of his commitment to improving inter-community relations.
