Peter Wertheim

Australia’s changing votes on annual Israel-related resolutions at the UN General Assembly

The following article was penned by the current co-CEO of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Peter Wertheim, in...

An explanation of ICC’s role in calling for arrest warrants issued to Israeli leaders

Many people may be wondering how the International Criminal Court (ICC) can have jurisdiction over Israeli political leaders when...

The Victorian ALP conference

The Victorian ALP Branch resolution over the weekend was all about politics, not principle...writes Peter Wertheim. The ALP Left had...

Peter Wertheim: Nazi symbols ban a step in the right direction

Federal Attorney General Mark Dreyfus will shortly introduce to the parliament The Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and...

Australian Jewish community looks to the future

For the last three years the Australian Jewish community has enjoyed unprecedented support and understanding from the Australian government,...

Jewish voters face stark choices

As reported on J-Wire, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) last month sent out questionnaires to the major...
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In memory of Yitzak Rabin

Peter Wertheim: Yitzhak Rabin was one of the giants of the cause of Zionism and the State of Israel.

Leifer extradition delay

Peter Wertheim: The ongoing significant delay in extraditing accused pedophile, Malka Leifer, from Israel to Australia to face 74 charges involving allegations that she sexually abused at least eight pupils during her time as principal of the Adass Israel school in Melbourne between 2003 and 2008, is causing growing dismay across the Australian Jewish community.

Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke was one of the giants of Australian public life.

Australians do support recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

The brouhaha that followed the federal government’s announcement that Australia will consider moving Australia’s Israeli embassy to Jerusalem continues to sputter along...writes Peter Wertheimer.

Orchestrated chaos: Palestinian rejectionism again proves its futility

Events at the Israel-Gaza security barrier on May 15 followed what has become an all too predictable pattern...Hamas starts a confrontation with Israel; Israel defends itself; the world condemns Israel...writes Peter Wertheim.

Why the ABC should apologise for its Good Friday interview of Rev Dr Stephen Sizer

For centuries, Easter Holy Week was an occasion for incendiary sermons and outbreaks of mob violence against Jewish communities throughout Europe...writes Peter Wertheim.