Australia resumes UN Gaza funding after security checks

Australia has unfrozen aid to a United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees after security advice, following accusations some staff helped attack Israel. Read more

The Sydney Festival’s “important stance”

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has commented on the “very important stance of the Sydney Festival in its continued support of the dance performance Decadance and its public repudiation of demands by members of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) to divest funding received for it from the Israeli Embassy”. Read more

AJA slams ABC “bias”

The Australian Jewish Association has slammed the ABC following its TV news report on the weekend’s rocket and mortar attack on Israel and Israel’s retaliation. Read more

Australia not happy with US decision to quit UNHRC

Australia is disappointed by the decision of the United States to resign from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Read more

A motion to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to move the Australia embassy there

Senator Fraser Anning (Qld) last night filed a Notice of Motion with the Clerk of the Senate to the effect that Australia will recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move our embassy to the western side of Jerusalem…the motion was defeated in the senate today by 50-4. Read more

AJA takes issue with CAM’s statement

The Australian Jewish Association believes that The Coalition to Advance Multiculturalism statement supporting Victoria’s African community is ill-considered and counterproductive. Read more