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AIJAC criticises government position on Lebanon

J-Wire Newsdesk — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:39:50 +0000

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has criticised the federal government’s call for de-escalation in Lebanon, arguing the position risks misrepresenting the origins of the conflict and drawing false equivalence between Israel and Hezbollah. The comments follow recent statements by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong urging restraint across the Middle East, […]

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Jewish leaders highlight imbalance in Australia NZ Gaza statement

J-Wire Newsdesk — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 03:17:18 +0000

The Australian and New Zealand foreign and defence ministers have issued a joint statement criticising Israeli actions in Gaza while making no direct reference to Hamas. This decision has prompted concern from Jewish community leaders about what they describe as an increasingly one-sided diplomatic framing of the conflict. In a statement released on Tuesday 17 […]

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Bondi survivor Arsen Ostrovsky on dedicating his life to fighting for the Jewish state

Rob Klein — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:38:45 +0000

Arsen Ostrovsky has built his career defending Israel in what he calls the world’s “most hostile arenas”. This week at the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington DC, that defence became deeply personal. “Like many of you, I’ve dedicated my life to fighting for the Jewish state,” Ostrovsky […]

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Vale Ron Boswell

J-Wire Newsdesk — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 06:36:54 +0000

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has extended its sincere condolences to the family of Ron Boswell AO following his passing. Popularly known as “Bozzie,” Ron Boswell was a prominent figure in Australian politics and a titan of the National Party. He served as a Senator for Queensland for over 31 years, from 1983 […]

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Top Israeli journo addresses AIJAC

J-Wire News Service — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:50:42 +0000

Veteran journalist Maayan Hoffman, currently Executive Editor at ILTV Israel News, a correspondent for The Media Line and a regular columnist for All Israel News and Ynet, recently addressed an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) media luncheon in Sydney on the regional state of play and developments in Israel after two years of war. Commenting on […]

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Surveys show recognition of Palestine would reward extremism, not peace

Rob Klein — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:23:12 +0000

Palestinian opinion surveys reveal that President Mahmoud Abbas’ recent pledges to disarm Hamas, reform governance, and end anti-peace messaging are almost certain to remain unfulfilled, according to a major new report from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC). The study, Roadmap to Viable Statehood: Holding the PA to Account, draws on more than a […]

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Israel attacks Hamas in Qatar, Trump ‘very unhappy’

Agencies — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 05:54:42 +0000

Donald Trump says he’s “very unhappy about every aspect” of the surprise Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in the capital of close US strategic ally Qatar. Israel’s attempt to kill the political leaders of Hamas with an airstrike on Qatar has escalated its military action in the Middle East, with the US describing it as […]

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Henry Ergas speaks to AIJAC

J-Wire News Service — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 01:34:48 +0000

Professor Henry Ergas, an economist, academic and columnist at the Australian, recently addressed an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) luncheon on the threats to Australian society and multiculturalism from the alliance between sections of the Muslim community and the progressive Left. “It is hard, if not impossible, to find any precedent in this country’s […]

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AIJAC analyses Australia’s abstention

J-Wire News Service — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 05:03:55 +0000

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council says the Australian Government should have voted “no” if it is genuinely committed to Australia’s long-standing bipartisan policy of supporting a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian two-state peace. Commenting on the UN General Assembly resolution demanding Israel completely pull out of the West Bank and Gaza within one year, AIJAC Executive Director […]

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Iran expert brings timely insights to Australia, NZ

J-Wire Newsdesk — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 04:18:18 +0000

“The Islamic Republic is fighting a military conflict designed to bail out Hamas – it’s trying to strike Israel on the cheap without absorbing any strikes,” Behnam Ben Taleblu, a Senior Fellow at the Washington D.C.- based Foundation for Defence of Democracies told journalists at an AIJAC press briefing this week. Ben Taleblu, who is […]

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