Video: Jeremy Jones on the rising antisemitism in Europe
February 23, 2015
How safe is Europe for Jews? Not very. AIJAC’s Jeremy Jones spoke about the rise of anti-semitism in Europe with Andrew Bolt on The Bolt Report (Network Ten)…
Dr. Einat Wilf in Australia: Media compilation
February 20, 2015
This post compiles AIJAC guest Dr. Einat Wilf’s media coverage in Australia…
Copenhagen, Terror, and Europe’s Jews/ New IDF Chief of Staff
February 20, 2015
This Update features comment inspired by the terror attack in Copenhagen, Denmark, last weekend – in which an Islamist gunman opened fire at both a synagogue and a pro-free speech gathering at a cafe – especially in terms of what such targeted terrorism means for Europe’s Jewish minority, who are clearly a key target of Islamist radicals. It also includes some information and analysis on the new Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, who was sworn in on Monday.
Palestinian human rights and the road to a two-state peace/ Talking about Islamism
February 13, 2015
This Update features two comments which focus on human rights and governance in the Palestinian territories, and the relationship between these issues and the quest for a viable and lasting two-state peace. It also includes an important comment from noted American writer and intellectual Paul Berman on language use in the discussion of Islamist ideology.
An Emerging Iran deal?
February 12, 2015
US President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are both saying Iran now has to decide to accept or reject their proposals for a final nuclear deal and they do not plan to further extend the interim nuclear deal signed in 2013 – also extended twice. The outlines of what has been offered to Iran are now becoming clearer and have become subject to increasing criticism both in the US and elsewhere – this Update offers some comment on the US’s current Iran negotiating strategy and why concerns about the US proposal are so widespread.