MEDIA RELEASES

AIJAC appalled by attack on the electorate office of Josh Burns

June 19, 2024

Image: X/Twitter
Image: X/Twitter

AIJAC is appalled by the attack on the electorate office of Josh Burns last night – a further escalation of the campaign of political violence against our elected representatives by extremist pro-Palestinian thugs.

Moreover, the claim that Burns was targeted because he is a ‘Zionist’ only underlines the clearly antisemitic overtones of this particular attack and can be seen as part of the wider explosion of antisemitism that has rocked Australia since October 7 of last year.

While AIJAC is heartened that political leaders across the spectrum condemned the attack, they should also now be strongly motivated to find more effective ways to address the wave of political and racist violence that has gripped our nation over recent months.

Dr Colin Rubenstein
Executive Director
Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC)

RELATED ARTICLES

RECENT POSTS

Drone footage reveals the widespread devastation in Gaza (Image: tayifmukta/Shutterstock)

Can hardliner narratives around Gaza be rewritten?

Israeli strikes targeting Hamas' leadership in Doha (Image: X)

Qatar does not deserve sympathy over Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders

Scene of the Doha attack (screenshot)

Qatar is no impartial observer in this war, the nation is a backer of Hamas

(Image: Shutterstock)

Israeli strike on Hamas’ haven in Qatar unsurprising

Palestinians receive humanitarian and food aid from the American Center for Humanitarian Aid (GHF), located in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on August 2025 (Image: Shutterstock)

Claims of ‘genocide’ and intentional starvation are used to wage war against Israel

SORT BY TOPICS