AIJAC’s Ran Porat interviewed about the Israeli election and its potential implications on 2GB radio
November 1, 2022 | Ran Porat
AIJAC’s Ran Porat discusses the upcoming Israeli election and its potential implications for the Middle East and Australia with Bill Woods on 2GB.
Australian reversal on Jerusalem recognition misguided – Colin Rubenstein and Michael Rubin on Sky News
October 28, 2022
In separate appearances on Sky News Australia, AIJAC Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein and visiting guest Dr Michael Rubin from the American Enterprise Institute offer their analyses of the Australian Government’s decision to reverse the previous government’s decision to recognise west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Rejecting West Jerusalem Step in the Wrong Direction
October 21, 2022 | Michael Rubin
While those seeking to revert Canberra’s recognition of West Jerusalem encourage Abbas’ intransigence, the issue goes beyond Jerusalem, especially after Abbas broke with the West, traveled to Moscow and offered full-throated endorsement of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Government’s reversal on Jerusalem a bizarre own-goal
October 19, 2022 | Colin Rubenstein
The announcement by the Australian Government that it will be reversing the previous government’s decision to recognise west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is very disappointing, and frankly counter-productive to the Albanese government’s own self-declared policy goals.
Imminent Iran nuclear deal looks like a terrible outcome
September 6, 2022 | Colin Rubenstein
The terrible bargain being struck here seems obvious – at best minimal and brief restraint on Iran’s nuclear program, in exchange for greatly empowering a rogue regime to murder, destabilise, proliferate, become more powerful and threatening…
The roots of Gaza’s ongoing tragedy
September 2, 2022 | Jamie Hyams
In each conflict, terror groups based in Gaza, mainly Hamas, fired rockets indiscriminately at Israeli civilians, while Israel targeted the terrorists. Israel has also protected its civilians with bomb shelters and the Iron Dome missile defense system, while the terrorists have used their tunnels, often under sensitive buildings such as hospitals, schools and mosques, to hide themselves and their weapons
Israel holding firm against Iranian-backed attacks
August 17, 2022 | Oved Lobel
Earlier this month, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader Ziyad al-Nakhala toured Iran to meet his patrons, including Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami
AIJAC’s Colin Rubenstein quoted in The Australian on Australia’s condemnation of UN Human Rights Council antisemitism
August 5, 2022
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council said Mr Kothari’s comments had underscored that “this blatantly biased inquiry disgraces the whole UN system”.
Be wary of Iran, silent partner in the anti-West club
July 21, 2022 | Oved Lobel
Australia and its allies do not have the luxury of focusing on Russia or China alone, and they certainly don’t have the luxury of ignoring Iran.
Stability is at stake
July 4, 2022 | Colin Rubenstein
Despite the government’s short lifespan, there is no disputing the fact this political experiment achieved some positive and important outcomes. The experiment was principally about Israeli identity. The eight different parties in the unwieldy coalition stood for ideologies covering the entire political spectrum from left to right.
