Jewish Council of Australia media releases
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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

Statement: Jewish Council stands with First Nations people
September 1, 2025 The Jewish Council of Australia stands with First Nations people after the cowardly Nazi attack on Camp

Statement: White supremacist rallies threaten us all
August 31, 2025 The “March for Australia” rallies planned for Sunday 31 August are organised by white supremacists, with heavy

Media Release: Jewish Council condemn mayors’ and councillors’ junket to far-right “antisemitism summit”
August 23, 2025 Mayors and councillors — elected to represent their communities — are being offered free flights, accommodation, and

Media Release: Recognition of the State of Palestine must be combined with principled action to stop Israel’s intensifying genocide in Gaza
The Jewish Council of Australia affirms the Palestinian people’s fundamental right to self-determination—a right that has been systematically denied by

Media Release: Jewish Council backs march across Sydney Harbour Bridge
Tens of thousands of people will march across Sydney Harbour Bridge tomorrow afternoon in the momentous March for Humanity –

MEDIA ALERT: Independent review finds no racist or antisemitic content at QUT Symposium
An independent review by The Honourable John Middleton AM KC into the National Symposium on Unifying Anti-Racist Research has found

Jewish Council Rejects Special Envoy’s antisemitism plan
The Jewish Council of Australia has today warned that the newly released Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism risks undermining

Media Release: Jewish Council warns against the Victorian government weaponising act of antisemitism to stifle legitimate protest
The Jewish Council of Australia warns against increasingly reckless responses by government and media to recent events in Melbourne, including

Jewish Council of Australia condemns FM Wong’s endorsement of illegal US attack
The Jewish Council of Australia condemns Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s endorsement of the U.S. military strike on Iranian nuclear targets

Jewish Council condemns Israel’s ongoing attacks on starving Gazans
In the midst of escalating bombing by Israel and Iran, and as the region braces for a wider devastating conflict,

Israel’s bombing of Iran places entire region in danger
Israel has launched a major wave of strikes against Iranian military and nuclear sites in a major escalation against Tehran. Israeli Prime Minister Netenyahu has

Miriam Margolyes has a message for the Australian Government
Miriam Margolyes OAM joins Jewish campaign to sanction Israel, saying ‘Never let it be said that Australia assisted in starving

Pro-Israel groups support visa for American Israeli influencer with documented history of Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism
The Minister for Home Affairs has denied a visa to American-Israeli influencer Hillel Fuld for Islamophobic rhetoric and his use

Jewish Council calls for Australia to intervene as Israel boards Gaza Freedom Flotilla
The Gaza Freedom Flotilla has been reportedly intercepted and boarded by Israeli forces in international waters. The Flotilla is carrying

MEDIA ALERT: Jewish Council executives to make submission toNSW antisemitism inquiry
What:The Jewish Council of Australia will make a submission to the first hearing of the NSW Legislative Council’s Portfolio Committee

Re-elected Albanese government must condemn Israel’s brutality and cut ties
On May 5, the Israeli Parliament approved plans to annex and occupy Gaza. These plans have been discussed for months.

Jewish Council slams Dutton for stoking racist culture war, making all of us less safe
The Jewish Council has condemned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton for picking up neo-Nazi talking points, after he said yesterday he

Oscar-winning film screening cancelled after threats, complaints to Melbourne cinema
A screening organised by and for a Jewish audience of the Academy Award-winning film No Other Land at Classic Cinemas Elsternwick was

The Australian government must show moral leadership and urgently support Palestinians fleeing Israel’s genocide
With full blessings and support from the United States, and lack of concrete action from its allies like Australia, Israel








