The implications of the postponed Palestinian election
September 14, 2016
This Update deals with the background and possible serious implications of the decision last Thursday by the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) high court to postpone municipal elections scheduled for Oct. 8 – a significant event which sadly was barely reported in the Australian media. These were to be the first competitive elections in the Palestinian territories in almost a decade, and looked to see a major contest between the Fatah party, which controls the West Bank, and Hamas, which rules Gaza. Now they have been postponed at least until December…
Video: Dr Colin Rubenstein argues for the retention of clause 18c
September 12, 2016
AIJAC Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein argues for the retention of clause 18c of the Racial Discrimination Act on Sky News Agenda with Jim Middleton
More Iran deal loopholes/ The war on Syria’s hospitals
September 9, 2016
This Update looks at the implications of the revelation last week of a number of previously not publicly known loopholes or exceptions granted Iran in January as part of the implementation of the nuclear deal – as exposed by the the Institute for Science and International Security, a thinktank run by former International Atomic Energy Agency senior official David Albright.
Turkey’s Intervention in Syria/ The Weakening of ISIS Sinai
September 2, 2016
This Update features some background and analysis of Turkey’s intervention in the Syrian civil war last week, in an operation termed “Euphrates Shield” launched last Wednesday, and aimed initially at the ISIS-held town of Jarablus – which Kurdish forces looked poised to take.