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The path to extremism needs to be blocked

April 12, 2021 | Naomi Levin

FOR people actively working to identify and expose threats to Australians, the publication of recordings where Rightwing extremists talk of their plans to build violent networks would have come as no surprise.

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ALP needed to go harder on Iran, Hezbollah

April 8, 2021 | Naomi Levin

During its 2021 National Conference last week, the Australian Labor Party passed resolutions on a number of significant international matters – among them, Iran and Hezbollah.

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AIJAC’s Ahron Shapiro discusses the Israeli election aftermath on ABC News Radio

April 7, 2021

AIJAC’s Ahron Shapiro discussed the Israeli election aftermath on ABC News Radio with Glen Bartholomew. 

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Becoming Ansar Allah: How the Islamic Revolution Conquered Yemen

March 30, 2021 | Oved Lobel

The Houthis, far from being a local movement, are a core, organic component of Iran’s Islamic Revolution and always have been.

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AIJAC’s Jeremy Jones speaks on ABC Radio on Harmony Week, Racism and Multiculturalism in Australia

March 24, 2021

AIJAC’s Jeremy Jones discusses COVID-19, racism and multiculturalism with Sandra Moon on ABC Murray Goulburn and Gippsland during Harmony Week.

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AIJAC’s Ahron Shapiro discusses the Israeli election on ABC NewsRadio

March 23, 2021

AIJAC’s Ahron Shapiro was interviewed by Glen Bartholomew on ABC NewsRadio on the eve of the Israeli election, March 23.

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AIJAC’s Jeremy Jones discusses Interfaith Dialogue and Far-Right Extremism on ABC Radio

March 17, 2021

AIJAC’s Jeremy Jones discussed Interfaith dialogue and Far-Right extremism with Fiona Parker on ABC Radio Central Victoria on 15 March 2020.

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Iran crosses line between hostage and prisoner

March 11, 2021 | Naomi Levin

It is very clear Iran’s repressive and grotesque regime makes a practice of taking foreigners such as Moore-Gilbert and the others hostage to use as bargaining chips, extracting hefty concessions from other governments, mostly Western, to release them.

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AIJAC’s Jeremy Jones Talks on State and Federal Measures to Deal with Extremism and Terrorism

March 3, 2021

AIJAC’s Jeremy Jones interviewed on ABC NewsRadio about the expected banning of publicly displayed Nazi symbols like swastikas as well…

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ICC recognising Palestine creates setback for Middle East peace hopes

February 23, 2021 | Allon Lee

At a time when Arab states are seeking to end the wider Arab-Israeli conflict, the International Criminal Court earlier this month handed the Palestinian Authority the ammunition it needs to prolong the seemingly interminable Palestinian conflict with Israel.

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The Biden Administration needs to build on US Mideast achievements

February 22, 2021 | Colin Rubenstein

President Joe Biden’s inauguration brought with it a sea change in American politics, and the new Administration is plainly eager to revise the policies of former president Donald Trump. Yet the new Administration would be well advised to try not to throw the baby out with the bathwater when establishing new policies.

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Mess in the Middle East

February 9, 2021 | Oved Lobel, Tzvi Fleischer

Iran is playing a dangerous game of nuclear chicken with the incoming Biden administration, attempting to panic them into immediately lifting sanctions and re-entering the badly flawed Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement without amendment.

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