From Breaking the Silence

Jamie Hyams and Adam Shapiro of The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council have claimed on these pages that allegations aired on the ABC 4 Corners Program “Stone Cold Justice” were “old – some going back to incidents that were alleged to have occurred almost a decade ago.”

Specifically, Hyams and Shapiro were referring to the story of an array of settler attacks on Palestinian children in 2005 that led IDF soldiers to escort the children to their school in the village of at-Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills.

Bob Carr – AIJAC has its say…and Danby watches the 7:30 Report

AIJAC add its voice to proposed to criticism of new legislation

Senior Journos Report on Israel visit

Four senior journalists who participated in the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ recent Journalists Study Mission to Israel reported on their experiences at a well-attended public meeting at Sydney’s Central Synagogue last night. Read more

AIJAC and ZFA to Bob Carr: “We disagree”

The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council has said that it disagrees with Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s claim about the legality of settlements but adds there is more in the mix to be considered. Read more

Keen AIJAC chairman in NSW

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has announced that Paul Keen has become the new AIJAC NSW Chairman and Rabbi Ralph Genende has joined the Australia/Israel Review Editorial Board. Read more

AIJAC responds to Carr’s settlements remarks

The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council’s Dr Colin Rubenstein has responded to remarks made by Foreign Minister Bob Carr declaring Israeli settlements “on Palestinian land” illegal. Read more

AIJAC and the Boat People

The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council has voiced its views on how Australia is dealing with asylum seekers. Read more

Hezbollah sleeper cells in Australia?

Jewish leaders have renewed calls to ban Hezbollah’s political wing amid revelations that the Shi’ite organisation may have sleeper cells operating in Australia. Read more

NSW Parliamentarian makes personal Genocide Study Tour

NSW  Labor Upper House MP and NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair,  Walt Secord has made a self-funded genocide study tour to Israel, Armenia, Iraqi Kurdistan and Auschwitz-Birkeneau. Read more

Community thanks the Government for racism stand

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council  (AIJAC) and The Executive Council of Australian Jewry have  formally “acknowledged and extended appreciation” to the Australian Government for the “principled stand in voting against the UN resolution to hold a conference in New York in 2011 marking 10 years since the Durban WCAR [World Conference against Racism].” Read more

Strong reaction to Arab League’s consideration of Australia’s pro-Israel stance

Jewish leaders have reacted strongly to reports in “The Australian” that the Arab League “would take Australia’s pro-Israel position into account” in exercising their 22 votes for the election of a seat on the UN Security Council. Read more

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