The Oct. 7 atrocities are already being forgotten
October 25, 2023 | Justin Amler
It should be simple: Israel experienced one of the worst, bloodiest, most inhuman terror attacks in modern times, perpetrated by a genocidal extremist group listed as a terrorist organisation in Australia and around the world. It has the right and duty under international law to do whatever is necessary to defend itself from this terror group, which in the current circumstances can only mean removing that terror group’s ability to run Gaza as a permanent armed terrorist camp. Why is this so hard for people to remember and understand?
Unprincipled Western media outlets ‘amplify terrorism’ by parroting Hamas’ lies about the deadly Gaza hospital bombing
October 24, 2023 | Oved Lobel
The last few years have seen an explosion of moral panic over the dangers of misinformation and disinformation. Yet it’s quite clear when it comes to Israel that many Western journalists are great purveyors of both, and seem constitutionally incapable of accurately reporting on the country, from the broader context down to the basic details.
The War against Israel’s Right to Self-Defence
October 24, 2023 | Colin Rubenstein
The lies about the hospital are part of a larger campaign by Hamas, together with willing allies devoted to supporting Palestinian “resistance”, to prevent effective Israeli self-defence against Hamas following the worst one-day slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust.
Will the war in the Middle East widen? – Elliott Abrams on ABC Radio National, 2GB
October 23, 2023 | AIJAC staff
AIJAC visiting guest Elliott Abrams, a former senior US foreign policy official, discussed the Israel’s conflict with Hamas and the wider Middle East situation in radio appearances on 20 October 2023.
Labor MPs ‘acting with prejudice’ over war crimes claims, says US adviser
October 23, 2023 | Cameron Stewart
A foreign policy adviser to three US presidents has accused Labor cabinet ministers Ed Husic and Anne Aly of acting on the basis of “prejudice” rather than “evidence” in accusing Israel of war crimes in Gaza.
Hamas a harrowing threat to Jews and wider world
October 23, 2023 | Mark Leibler
The war between Israel and Hamas is taking place many thousands of kilometres away, but for Jewish Australians – and for Jewish people wherever they are – it is our worst nightmare come true.
“Innocent Gazans will be hurt because Hamas created a war” – Elliott Abrams on Sky News
October 20, 2023 | AIJAC staff
Elliot Abrams discussed the Israel-Hamas conflict on Sky News, 20 October 2023
Israeli soldiers facing a very dangerous mission in Gaza – Ehud Yaari on Sky News
October 20, 2023 | AIJAC staff
Ehud Yaari discussed the dilemmas facing Israel as it prepares to tackle Hamas inside Gaza on the Chris Kenny Tonight show on Sky News, 19 October 2023.
Gaza incursion will test IDF’s readiness for urban warfare
October 19, 2023 | Ahron Shapiro
Hamas is expected to fully exploit its home field advantage in Gaza, using its maze of tunnels to stage ambushes against Israeli forces. Yet the IDF has no choice but to plan a full invasion.
The worst of the Australian media coverage
October 19, 2023 | Allon Lee
The wealth of video and audio footage showing in sickening detail the enormity of the crimes against humanity that Hamas’ terrorists perpetrated against Israeli civilians on October 7 resulted in the unusual situation wherein media coverage was overwhelmingly sympathetic to Israel. Of course, this did not mean there was no problematic content.
Brutal attack upon Israel not possible without Iran backing
October 18, 2023 | Oved Lobel
If any further evidence were needed that the IRGC is at the head of a network of murderous terrorist organisations, this is it. Senior Hamas and Hezbollah officials told the Wall Street Journal that the IRGC was involved in planning the attack at every stage and signed off on it in Beirut.
