Dislike of Trump is a foolish reason not to protect Australia’s interests in the Persian Gulf
September 20, 2019 | Colin Rubenstein
This is not the Iraq War, and dislike of Trump would be a foolish reason not to protect Australia’s interests in maritime security and the free movement of energy in the region.
Attack on Saudi oil facility shows Trump was right to pull out of Iran nuke deal
September 16, 2019 | Behnam Ben Taleblu
The attack, which knocked out more than half of the Saudi oil output, may force the U.S. to tap into its own oil reserves to keep the markets well supplied.
Iran’s dual threat
September 13, 2019 | Behnam Ben Taleblu
It’s no secret that the US and Australia retain close ties, share similar security interests and political values, and have even paid the ultimate price for them in places like the Middle East. It is in the Middle East however, that one of the greatest challenges to realising that shared vision is found: Iran.
AIJAC guest Behnam ben Taleblu on Tasmania Talks radio
September 13, 2019
Iran expert and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies Behnam ben Taleblu spoke to Brian Carlton on Tasmania Talks radio about the significant threat posed by Iran to its people, to its region and to the world.
We’re right to protect oil supplies against Iranian attack
September 6, 2019 | Ahron Shapiro
Ensuring the free passage of the significant portion of Australia’s oil supply which is shipped through the Persian Gulf’s narrow Strait of Hormuz is obviously in our national interest.
Good Money after Bad: Why is Australia continuing to pour money into the UN’s refugee efforts in Palestine?
August 23, 2019 | Ahron Shapiro
Australia, which is one of UNRWA’s largest donors per capita, should consider joining its European counterparts in suspending its $20 million annual contribution to the agency, and instead investigate other channels to deliver a core package of humanitarian aid services for those in need
AIJAC guest James Kirchick on Iran, Russia and China
August 13, 2019 | AIJAC staff
AIJAC guest and Brookings Institution fellow James Kirchick joined Brian Carlton on Tasmania Talks radio to discuss the behaviour of…
Colin Rubenstein on the regional and global threat posed by Iran
August 9, 2019
AIJAC executive director Colin Rubenstein spoke with Brian Carlton on Tasmania Talks radio about the threats posed by Iran and its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah in the Middle East and further afield.
UN claims on Palestinian women invert the truth
August 8, 2019 | Tzvi Fleischer
The UN has produced another one of the anti-Israel absurdities for which it has become infamous. On July 23, the UN’s 54-nation Economic and Social Council voted 40-2, with 9 abstentions, to single out Israel as the only state in the world branded as a violator of women’s rights
Proscribing Hezbollah would serve two interests
August 2, 2019 | Colin Rubenstein
It is in our national interest, given Australia’s reliance on a rules-based liberal international order and freedom of navigation, to contribute to US pressure on Iran. But first and foremost, to counter the ongoing terror threat posed by Hezbollah
The Palestinian Authority needs to get its priorities straight
July 31, 2019 | Sharyn Mittelman
Before dismissing the Bahrain proposal, perhaps the PA should have asked the Palestinian people, whom polls show are overwhelmingly concerned about economic and quality-of-life issues, if they would like to have improved education, job prospects, healthcare, electricity and water management?
World must keep pressure on Iran over nuclear deal
July 22, 2019 | Ahron Shapiro
The announcement by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani that Iran is willing to re-enter negotiations over its nuclear program if crippling sanctions are removed is evidence the US-led effort to pressure Iran in renegotiating the deeply flawed 2015 nuclear deal is beginning to bear fruit.
