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.
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.
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.
What we can expect from President Biden
January 22, 2021 | Ahron Shapiro
Much has changed since Biden spoke with the autonomy of a senator, particularly the increasing volume of Israel critics among Democrats. Therefore, Biden’s underlying attitudes towards today’s Israel are not altogether clear.
The Biden Administration’s challenge on Iran
January 19, 2021 | Jamie Hyams
If Biden intends the JCPOA to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear weapons, and to moderate its other rogue behaviour, he needs to first insist that Iran return to full compliance with the deal, and then significantly renegotiate or expand it.
History’s lessons vital to counter extremism
January 18, 2021 | Sharyn Mittelman
THE recent shocking events at the US Capitol have underlined how extremists around the world are promoting racist conspiracy theories, recruiting online and trying to provoke “race wars” — and helped cause the violence we saw in Washington. Meanwhile, Australian security agencies continue to warn about the growth of far-right extremism here.
Beware Turkey’s normalisation noise
January 7, 2021 | Oved Lobel
Absent concrete Turkish concessions or a substantial change in the regional situation, no Israeli interests can be served by humouring Erdogan’s outreach or indulging Turkey’s progressively more appalling demands and activities.
We are at a pivotal moment for addressing the Iranian nuclear threat
December 15, 2020 | Ahron Shapiro
Taken on face value, the November 27 assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, like the targeted killing of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Qassem Soleimani last January, would appear to be aimed at breaking the momentum of Iranian aggression in the region…
How Biden (and Australia) should pressure Iran
December 3, 2020 | Jamie Hyams
The freeing of Kylie Moore-Gilbert, the Australian academic imprisoned in Iran on trumped-up espionage charges, and the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the head of Iran’s nuclear program, have seen Iran highlighted in our news recently. They have also demonstrated yet again the true nature of Iran’s Islamist regime.
War between Armenia and Azerbaijan highlights Turkey–Israel tensions
November 26, 2020 | Oved Lobel
No matter how deeply embedded Israel is in Azerbaijan technologically, militarily and economically, Turkey’s influence there will likely always be greater.
Interview: AIJAC’s Ahron Shapiro with SBS Radio’s Nitza Lowenstein on what a Biden Administration may mean for Israel, Iran and the Peace Process
November 16, 2020 | Ahron Shapiro
Ahron Shapiro: Shalom, I am Ahron Shapiro, a senior policy analyst at the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council. Nitza…
