Jewish Council of Australia in the media
Our appearances in local and national media
Ohad Kozminsky piece in The Jewish Independent: “Why we are holding an anti-Zionist Palestine Solidarity Seder”
Executive Member Ohad Kozminsky has recently had a piece published in The Jewish Independent titled Why we are holding an anti-Zionist Palestine Solidarity Seder. An excerpt from the opening is below: We can interpret the requirement to teach our children that we were slaves as an imperative to fight oppression wherever we see it. Click…
Louise Adler speaks at public forum event “Who’s Afraid of Khaled Sabsabi?”
Advisory Committee member Louise Adler recently spoke at public forum event titled Who’s Afraid of Khaled Sabsabi? It was a panel discussion at the Greek Centre in Melbourne in response to recent institutional decisions affecting the artist Khaled Sabsabi. Click here to watch the event on the Memo website.
Sarah Schwartz speaks to The Guardian about Labor preferencing the Greens last in Macnamara
Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to The Guardian for a story titled Jewish leaders unhappy at decision to block Greens candidate from Melbourne community forum. An excerpt from her comments: Like any community, the Jewish community has diverse political views. It does an incredible disservice to Jews and to our community not to recognise…
Na’ama Carlin on The Wire discussing Australian universities’ adoption of a working definition of antisemitism
Executive Member Dr Na’ama Carlin recently spoke to The Wire for a story titled Definition of antisemitism in universities a concern. Click here to listen to the segment.
Sarah Schwartz speaks to The Guardian about the Coalition’s proposal to include antisemitism questions in Australia’s citizenship test
I think Peter Dutton and the Coalition are clearly trying to use the Jewish community and very real fears about rises in antisemitism to push their own anti-immigrant agenda. Click here to read the full piece.
Louise Adler speaks to ABC Radio National about money and morals in Australian cultural organisations
Advisory Committee Louise Adler recently spoke to to ABC Radio National for a segment titled Louise Adler on money and morals in Australian cultural organisations, “urging arts leaders to take risks and push back against entitled donors, in defence of their artists’ work”. Click here to listen to the full episode on the ABC website.
Max Kaiser speaks to Muslim Votes Matter about antisemitism and the Australian Jewish community
Max Kaiser recently spoke to to Muslim Votes Matter about antisemitism and the Australian Jewish community. Click here to watch the interview on YouTube or use the video player below:
Sarah Schwartz speaks to AFR about the recent police statements about the Dural explosives caravan
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to the Australian Financial Review for a piece titled “Jewish community queries police on ‘bizarre’ antisemitic incidents”. Click here to read the piece (requires AFR subscription).
Jewish Council’s criticism of Australian universities’ new antisemitism definition covered by The Guardian, Asia Pacific Report and Pearls & Irritations
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to a range of publications about Australian universities’ new antisemitism definition. An excerpt of Sarah’s comments that were quoted in the Guardian: “This definition risks increasing antisemitism by suggesting that all Jews support the state of Israel, and can be held responsible for Israel’s egregious human rights abuses.” Use the links…
Louise Adler’s latest piece in The Guardian: “From Creative Australia to Sydney writers’ festival, the direct threat facing the arts is coming from within”
Advisory Committee member Louise Adler has a new piece in the Guardian titled “From Creative Australia to Sydney writers’ festival, the direct threat facing the arts is coming from within”. It’s an adapted extract from her essay Culture, Money and Morals in What’s the Big Idea? 34 Ideas for a Better Australia (Australia Institute Press)…
Sarah Schwartz interviewed by The Sunday Shot
Sarah Schwartz recently appeared on The Sunday Shot for an interview where she discussed the Jewish Council’s mission, Zionism and antisemitism and a range of other topics. Click here to watch the episode on YouTube or use the embedded player below:
NBC coverage of Sarah Schwartz’s comments about the recent antisemitic attacks
NBC News has a piece out titled “Australia struggles to address a surge in antisemitic attacks,” which includes Sarah Schwartz’s comments about the recent antisemitic attacks. An excerpt from Sarah’s comments quoted in the article: To address antisemitism on campus, we must also address the racism faced by other racialized groups, including First Nations, Palestinian,…
Max Kaiser speaks to AFR about the antisemitism investigation of Cairo Takeaway
Max Kaiser recently spoke to AFR (Australian Financial Review) for an article titled “Legal threat after ‘antisemitism investigation’ goes wrong.” An excerpt from Max’s comments quoted in the article: “There is enough real antisemitism out there in the world today. Confecting incidents like this … is horrible.” Click here to read the full piece (requires…
Dennis Altman’s piece in The Jewish Independent: “Making sense of Trump on Gaza”
Advisory Committee member Professor Dennis Altman AM has a piece out in The Jewish Independent titled “Making sense of Trump on Gaza.” From the piece’s introduction: “How do we make sense of President Trump’s announcement that the United States would take over Gaza, and its inhabitants should move elsewhere?” Click here to read the full…
Advisory Member Antony Loewenstein speaks to Sky News about NSW hate-speech laws and Trump’s plan for Gaza
Advisory Member Antony Loewenstein recently spoke to Sky News about NSW hate-speech laws and Trump’s plan for Gaza. Click here to watch the interview on YouTube or use the embedded player below:
Executive Member Dr Naama Blatman writes for Al Jazeera about Trump’s ‘surrealistic statements’
Executive Member Dr Naama Blatman has a piece out in Al Jazeera (co-authored with Neve Gordon) about Trump’s ‘surrealistic statements’. From Al Jazeera’s description of the article on their website: “US president’s latest comments confirm Israel’s wholesale destruction of Gaza is aimed at permanently removing its Palestinian population.” Click here to read the article.
Max Kaiser appears on SBS’s Weekend One On One podcast about allegations of antisemitism against Elon Musk
Max Kaiser recently appeared on SBS’s Weekend One On One podcast about antisemitism and far-right extremists. From SBS’s description of this podcast episode: “Amid a rise in antisemitic incident around the world, a wave of scrutiny has fallen at the feet of a somewhat unlikely target – the richest man in the world – Elon…
Max Kaiser speaks to ABC, CNN and Ten News about the recent series of antisemitic attacks
Max Kaiser recently spoke to a range of media outlets about the series of antisemitic attacks. Click here to listen to the ABC PM segment on the ABC’s website. Click here to read the CNN article. Click here to watch the Ten News appearance on Instagram.
Watch the first episode of The Palestine Laboratory, a documentary from Advisory Member Antony Lowenstein
You can find the first episode of Antony Lowenstein’s documentary on Al Jazeera’s YouTube channel. Click here to watch it or use the embedded player below:
Sarah Schwartz appears on ABC News Breakfast to talk about the continued antisemitic attacks in Australia
Sarah Schwartz recently appeared on ABC News Breakfast to talk about the continued antisemitic attacks in Australia. Click here to watch the segment on the ABC website.
