Executive Officer at Jewish Council of Australia
Dr Max Kaiser is an expert on antisemitism and Australian Jewish history. He is the author of Jewish Antifascism and the False Promise of Settler Colonialism (Palgrave 2022). He completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne and lives on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation.
Recognition of Palestine not enough, Sanctions Must Follow to Stop Genocide
Media Release For immediate release: 22 September 2025 Recognition of Palestine not enough, Sanctions Must Follow to Stop Genocide SYDNEY – The Jewish Council of Australia affirms the Palestinian people’s fundamental right to self-determination—a right that has been systematically denied by the Israeli state. Australia’s decision to recognise the State of Palestine is a response…
Jewish Council’s Newscorp ad (and its backlash) covered by Haaretz
Haaretz recently published an article about the Jewish Council’s Newscorp ad (and its backlash) titled “Progressive Jewish Australian Group Sparks Backlash With Ads Urging Sanctions on Israel”. An excerpt from the article quoting Executive Officer Max Kaiser is below: We’ve never claimed to represent the Jewish community as a whole, and we think that no…
Jewish Council launches ad campaign Demanding Government Sanction Israel for Genocide, Condemns Australian Complicity
September 18 2025 The Jewish Council of Australia has today launched a national campaign with adverts in the Daily Telegraph and Herald Sun featuring the faces of hundreds of Australian Jews, calling on the Australian government to take drastic action to halt Israel’s genocidal war on the Palestinian people. As part of this campaign, the…
Max Kaiser speaks to Crikey about the shutting of Meanjin
Executive Officer Max Kaiser recently spoke to Crikey for a story titled “Who killed Meanjin?”. An excerpt from his quote in the article is below: [Meanjin’s] loss is not just a literary blow. It signals a narrowing of public debate and unfortunately a chilling message to people daring to support the publication of inconvenient truths.…
Max Kaiser speaks to Deepcut News about the Gold Coast mayoral summit
Executive Officer Max Kaiser recently spoke to Deepcut News about the Gold Coast mayoral summit for a piece titled “Watermelons deemed an antisemitic symbol at pro-Israel mayoral summit”. An excerpt from his comments in the piece: Attendees who are pretending this conference is anything but an anti-Palestinian hatefest should be ashamed of themselves. This material…
Max Kaiser quoted in ABC about the Gold Coast Antisemitism Summit
Executive Officer Max Kaiser was recently quoted bu the ABC in a piece about the Gold Coast Antisemitism Summit titled “Hatred must be fought ‘where we live our lives’, says antisemitism envoy”. An excerpt from his comments is below: [Boycotting the event is] the right thing to do given the blind support for Israel’s war…
