All posts tagged Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council

AUSTRALIA’S strategies for bringing alleged Nazi war criminals in this country to justice are fundamentally flawed, according to a key anti-Nazi campaigner. Broadcaster and historian Mark Aarons said Australia

IRAN is on its “last chance” before US President Barack Obama orders a military strike on its nuclear facilities, prominent Middle East thinker Dr Steven Rosen said in

ALL three Jewish members of federal Parliament have confirmed they intend to attend synagogue on election day, which this year coincides with Yom Kippur. In an unusual move, PM

THE Israeli election result flies in the face of media commentators and critics who had charged Israel with moving to the political right, local Jewish leaders say. Benjamin Netanyahu

JEWISH leaders have criticised a joint statement by Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr and his British counterpart William Hague that labels all Israeli settlements illegal. The statement was released

FRESH on the heels of Australia’s appointment to chair the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee, the federal government last week announced further sanctions against Iran. Foreign Minister Bob Carr

AUSTRALIAN Grand Mufti Ibrahim Abu Mohamed’s meeting with Hamas officials – including Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh – in Gaza has been met with deep concern from Jewish community

THE Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has taken a wait-and-see stance on assurances to Jewish and Israeli Qantas travellers about its planned new route to London through

FORMER Australian prime minister John Howard received the inaugural Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) Award Recognising Distinguished Leadership last Thursday night. Describing Howard as a true friend of