Israel's Knesset in Jerusalem (Image: Shutterstock)

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.

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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…

Members of Saraya al-Quds, the military wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, out for a parade in Gaza City (Image: Anas Mohammed/ Shutterstock)

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

Members of Saraya al-Quds, the military wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, out for a parade in Gaza City (Image: Anas Mohammed/ Shutterstock)

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

Australian UN Representative Amanda Gorely

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”.

Ali Khamenei And Vladimir Putin

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.

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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.

Naftali Bennett (R), Yair Lapid (L) and former Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (credit:Haim Tzach / GPO)

AIJAC’s Ahron Shapiro and Ran Porat interviewed on Israeli political developments on ABC NewsRadio

June 22, 2022 | Ahron Shapiro, Ran Porat

AIJAC’s Ahron Shapiro and Ran Porat were interviewed on Israeli political developments on ABC NewsRadio on June 21

Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay (Image: UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré)

Israel and the UN: How the world’s only Jewish state has been scapegoated

June 17, 2022 | Ahron Shapiro

Australia stands up for human rights, and the pursuit of human rights demands consistency, and fairness for all. This was the message Australia’s Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Amanda Gorely… as she reiterated Australia’s continuing opposition to that body’s recently launched, unprecedented permanent Commission of Inquiry (COI) into Israel.

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The Far-Right foreign fighter threat that wasn’t

June 16, 2022 | Oved Lobel

While the situation needs to be monitored, it is deeply irresponsible to suggest that the war in Ukraine is in any way comparable to Afghanistan and Syria in terms of creating a transnational terrorist threat. This not only misrepresents the scope and nature of this alleged phenomenon in Ukraine… but also distracts from the actual far-Right threat of murderous meme terrorism by self-radicalized, unaffiliated actors emerging from toxic digital ecosystems.

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