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Proposed Hamas policy shift sparks warning to Labor

Jewish communal organisations have warned the ALP against weakening its Middle East policy after reports the party’s draft national...

Jewish groups welcome Israel-Lebanon agreement but say Hezbollah disarmament is critical

The Zionist Federation of Australia and the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council have welcomed the new Israel-Lebanon framework agreement...

Jewish leaders welcome ceasefire moves with caution

Jewish leaders in Australia have urged close scrutiny of a reported US-Iran agreement, warning that any deal must prevent...

Jewish leaders welcome ceasefire moves with caution

Jewish leaders in Australia have cautiously welcomed reported moves towards a US-Iran agreement but say any deal must prevent...

Jewish leaders disappointed in decision to acquit antizionist

A Melbourne magistrate found that antizionist activist Hash Tayeh, the former owner of the Burgertory restaurant chain, used insulting...

Gutteres and UN puts Israel on a black list

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is “disconnected from reality” after his office made the “political” decision to place Israel on...

Lebanon truce begins, Trump says Iran war over ‘soon’

President Donald Trump claims the US is close to a deal to end the war with Iran, as a...

Australian Jewish leaders stand with Israel but question death penalty law

Leading Australian Jewish organisations have raised concerns over new Israeli legislation introducing the death penalty for terrorists while reaffirming...

Jewish leaders highlight imbalance in Australia NZ Gaza statement

The Australian and New Zealand foreign and defence ministers have issued a joint statement criticising Israeli actions in Gaza...

Jewish community leaders welcome Hizb ut-Tahrir ban

Jewish community leaders have welcomed the federal government’s decision to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir under new hate group laws, describing...

Vale Ron Boswell

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has extended its sincere condolences to the family of Ron Boswell AO...

Swan song

The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council and The Executive Council of Australian Jewry have hit back at the former...

Antisemitism probe sets up campus free speech battle

Jewish groups have welcomed the establishment of an antisemitism education task force to root out the source of anti-Jewish...

PM rules out pre-Christmas recall after Bondi attacks

Federal parliament won't be recalled for an emergency session before Christmas to legislate measures to limit anti-Semitism and hate...

Australian parliament clears path to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation

Australia’s Parliament has passed new counterterrorism legislation allowing the federal government to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)...

Israel attacks Hamas in Qatar, Trump ‘very unhappy’

Donald Trump says he's "very unhappy about every aspect" of the surprise Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in the...

 Segal’s antisemitism report urges bold reforms across education, media and migration

In response to a 300% surge in antisemitic incidents across Australia,  a landmark action report was today launched with...

Martin Indyk, diplomat who sought Mideast peace, dies

Martin Indyk, an author, think tank leader and diplomat who worked toward peace in the Middle East, has died...

The appalling politicisation and misrepresentation of the ICJ

One has to be profoundly concerned with the ongoing politicisation of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and its...

“A sad and shameful day for all Australians” 

Australia's support of a UN resolution on Palestine will help to broker peace, the foreign minister says, but a...