Israel’s first budget in three years received final Knesset approval on Friday morning, Israel time, ensuring the longevity of the Unity government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and providing the foundation for the politically diverse coalition to advance a variety of policies. At the same time, in… The post Bennett-Lapid Gov’t passes budget, boosts Arab and Druze sectors appeared first on AIJAC. Read more »

Ambassador Karim Medrek, a career diplomat, was nominated Ambassador of His Majesty the King in Australia, New Zealand and to several Pacific States. He joined AIJAC Live Online on November 5 2021. The post Morocco, Israel and the Jewish World: A New Era of Relations appeared first on AIJAC. Read more »

Readers will probably recall that one of the purported triggers for the May explosion of violence between Israel and terrorists in Gaza, initiated by Hamas, was a property dispute in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Jerusalem. The properties are tenanted by Palestinian families that moved there during the period of Jordanian occupation, but are owned by… The post PA apparently seeks to get Palestinian residents evicted in Sheikh Jarrah appeared first on AIJAC. Read more »

AIJAC's Ran Porat discussed Israel's decision to ban six Palestinian NGOs who are linked to and supporting terrorist group the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on J-Air, November 3 2021. The post Six Palestinian NGOs are supporting terrorist group PFLP – Ran Porat on J-AIR appeared first on AIJAC. Read more »

Now that the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Anti-Semitism has been "embraced", the challenge will be to ensure it is applied in ways which will ensure robust and informed debate on public policy matters, while providing recourse for victims of anti-Semitism. The post Australia embracing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Working Definition of Anti-Semitism appeared first on AIJAC. Read more »

The new 84-page booklet Dateline Jerusalem: Journalism’s Toughest Assignment by John Lyons, the former Middle East correspondent for the Australian... is a polemic rooted in a conspiracy theory.  The post Biblio File: A polemic rooted in conspiracy theory appeared first on AIJAC. Read more »

Think about any science fiction war movie you have seen lately – augmented reality binoculars providing information to soldiers in the field; drones eliminating threats from a great distance... autonomous vehicles operating in an urban setting without any human presence. A lot of the things you will have seen are no longer science-fiction and are possessed by militaries around the world, with the IDF leading the field. The post Essay: Future Wars appeared first on… Read more »

Eddie Marsan is not a Jew, but he does play one on TV. And his lack of any actual Jewish background has not protected him from becoming a victim of antisemitism.  The post Scribblings: Lessons from a non-Jewish victim of antisemitism appeared first on AIJAC. Read more »

I am a blogger and internet freedom activist in Iran, and I have a message that millions of Iranians are desperate for you to hear: The Western media is failing the Iranian people. The post The Media and the Truth About Iran appeared first on AIJAC. Read more »

On Oct. 13, the Age/SMH websites reported Irish novelist Sally Rooney’s decision to block an Israeli-based publishing house issuing a Hebrew language edition of her new book in solidarity with the demands of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. The post Noted and Quoted – November 2021 appeared first on AIJAC. Read more »

Bismi’s book, Iran: Forty years of Revolution, Resistance and Resilience, appears to be his latest means for promoting Teheran’s interests and worldview to readers of English. The post More pro-Iranian conspiracy theories out of Sydney appeared first on AIJAC. Read more »

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid flew to Bahrain on Sept. 30 in the first Israeli ministerial visit to the Gulf state since relations were formally established last year. The post Behind the News – November 2021 appeared first on AIJAC. Read more »