Hamas must be proscribed in its entirety
October 7, 2021 | Naomi Levin
Hamas is the terrorist group that fired 4000+ rockets toward Israel in May, killing 12 civilians there. Hamas is the terrorist group whose leaders take to TV to encourage supporters to buy a knife and cut off Jews’ heads… But Australia does not recognise Hamas as a terrorist group.
A year into the Abraham Accords shines a light into future
September 20, 2021 | Colin Rubenstein
The Middle East, so often in the news for its problems, has, during the past year, pioneered a major historic breakthrough likely to have enduring effects, in the form of the Abraham Accords.
Violations by a few shameful
September 9, 2021 | Colin Rubenstein
THE vast majority of the Australian Jewish community is angry and appalled at the behaviour of those attending the synagogue in Ripponlea on Tuesday.
Amnesia, Afghanistan and the ongoing threat
September 9, 2021 | Tzvi Fleischer
If you told the average American in 2001 there would be no additional attacks like 9-11 for 20 years, at a cost of 4,000 American soldiers’ lives and US$1 trillion+, they would likely have considered that a successful outcome.
How Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban increases the global terrorism threat
September 6, 2021 | Oved Lobel
Biden may think he’s succeeded where his two predecessors failed, but the consequences of the Afghanistan withdrawal will not stay contained for long. The same administration that estimated Kabul wouldn’t fall to the Taliban this year is now claiming that neither IS-K nor al-Qaeda will pose a global threat anytime soon despite the US withdrawal. They are almost certainly incorrect.
Banning the swastika – AIJAC’s Jeremy Jones on ABC Radio
September 6, 2021
AIJAC’s Jeremy Jones discussed the Victorian Government’s ban on the swastika with Fiona Parker on ABC Radio Central Victoria on 3 September 2021.
The US must reverse image of defeat and turn eyes towards Iran
September 2, 2021 | Colin Rubenstein
The US needs to reverse this narrative of defeat and decline and rehabilitate both its standing with its allies and its reputation and credibility as a superpower.
Can Israel trust America after the withdrawal from Afghanistan? – Jeremy Jones on SBS radio
August 30, 2021 | AIJAC staff
SBS Hebrew radio’s Nitza Lowenstein spoke to Jeremy Jones, Director of International affairs at AIJAC on August 27 about the latest developments, particularly the repercussions of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan for her allies, the Middle East and Israel in particular.
How Afghanistan fell to the Taliban so quickly – Jeremy Jones on SBS radio
August 25, 2021
The situation in Afghanistan is uncertain and evolving since the Taliban took back control for the first time after 20 years immediately after the Americans left. Jeremy Jones, director of International affairs at AIJAC spoke to SBS Radio’s Nitza Lowenstein about this development.
Is it too late to stop Iran from crossing the nuclear threshold?
August 5, 2021 | Ran Porat
Indirect negotiations in Vienna between the United States and Iran about the 2015 nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA) seem to be going nowhere. The Iranians apparently decided to leave the talks until after anti-Semitic hardliner Ebrahim Raisi takes office as president.
