The opportunity of Trump’s “deal of the century”
January 31, 2020 | Colin Rubenstein
While no one expected Trump’s deal would result in an overnight breakthrough, the plan could plant the seeds of hope for a new fruitful dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians for a number of reasons.
What’s on the table in Donald’s deal?
January 30, 2020 | Allon Lee
US President Donald Trump’s long-awaited “deal of the century” peace plan will not satisfy both sides’ maximalist positions and fudges some of the detail, but does provide some innovative proposals to ensure Israel’s security needs.
Jeremy Jones interviewed about antisemitism on ABC Radio “PM”
January 15, 2020
AIJAC’s Jeremy Jones was interviewed on ABC radio’s PM program on January 14 on antisemitism
Time to push for new Iran nuclear deal
January 10, 2020 | Ahron Shapiro
An edited version of this article appeared in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald on Jan. 10, 2020. Amidst the…
The killing of arch-terrorist Soleimani changes the regional rules of the game
January 10, 2020 | Colin Rubenstein
An edited version of this article appeared in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald on January 10, 2020. The US…
Calling for a one-state solution in Israel and Palestine is calling for a bloodbath
December 9, 2019 | Allon Lee
Claims that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent statement that Israeli settlements are not, per se, inconsistent with international law has killed the two-state solution, as Crispin Hull argued on these pages last month, misrepresent both history and current day realities.
AIJAC’s Ahron Shapiro talks Israeli elections on ABC radio
November 22, 2019 | AIJAC staff
AIJAC’s Ahron Shapiro discussed the latest twists and turns in Israel’s attempt to form a government. After two elections and…
Education is at the heart of tackling antisemitism
November 7, 2019 | Sharyn Mittelman
What more can be done to counter antisemitism at schools? That question reverberated around Australia this past month as many were shocked to hear of appalling antisemitic bullying.
Fatah and Hamas are allowed to keep this horror film playing
October 31, 2019 | Allon Lee
The chilling words by veteran Hamas official Fathi Hammad at a rally in Gaza last July urging Palestinians to kill Jews, not Israelis, is easily found on YouTube. I don’t know if these words appear in the Palestinian Film Festival that Greg Barns encouraged readers to attend in his recent piece blaming Israel for poverty in Gaza.
Truth, Hebron and “Breaking the Silence”
October 16, 2019 | Ahron Shapiro
The left-wing Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence (BtS), the subject of a story by journalist Terry Plane in these pages last month, is by its own admission, a political organisation that seeks to “change” the “policy of government”.
Racist bullying incidents are a call to action
October 7, 2019 | Naomi Levin
The reverberations from media reports that two Melbourne students were subjected to humiliating anti-Semitic abuse have been felt in Jewish communities around the world. How could this happen in an enlightened society, ask well-meaning people.
Dislike of Trump is a foolish reason not to protect Australia’s interests in the Persian Gulf
September 20, 2019 | Colin Rubenstein
This is not the Iraq War, and dislike of Trump would be a foolish reason not to protect Australia’s interests in maritime security and the free movement of energy in the region.
