Jewish Council of Australia news & media
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The Guardian covers Miriam Margolyes’s statement in support of Jewish Council
The Guardian recently published an article covering Miriam Margolyes’s condemnation of Israel’s policy in Gaza and support of the Jewish […]
Senator Wong’s speech a good step but more must be done to halt Israel’s assault on Gaza
[Image credit] The Jewish Council of Australia today welcomed Australia’s foreign affairs minister, Senator Penny Wong’s speech overnight which signaled […]
Attempt to silence Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah as judge of Multicultural NSW Award condemned
[Image credit] The Jewish Council of Australia has condemned the actions of Liberal Senator Dave Sharma and Israel lobby groups […]
SMH covers Jewish Council’s condemnation of Israel over the death of Zomi Frankcom
Sydney Morning Herald recently covered the Jewish Council’s statement condemning Israel. An excerpt from Max Kaiser quoted in the update: […]
Read The Guardian’s piece about the Jewish Council
The Guardian has recently published a piece about the Jewish Council and its objectives. An excerpt from Sarah Schwartz’s comments […]
Australia must cut all military ties and place sanctions on Israel
[Image credit] The Jewish Council of Australia calls on state and federal governments in Australia to immediately cut all military […]
The Guardian quotes Sarah Schwartz’s criticism of reports that Palestinian refugees are having their visas cancelled
The Guardian recently quote Sarah Schwartz’s criticism of reports that Palestinian refugees are having their visas cancelled. An excerpt from […]
Max Kaiser and Sarah Schwartz op-ed in The Jewish Independent: “It is not treachery for Jews to criticise Israel’s conduct of the war”
Max Kaiser and Sarah Schwartz have recently had an op-ed published in The Jewish Independenttitled “It is not treachery for […]
Alleged Nazi salute at Melbourne screening of Holocaust film
[Image credit] Recent reports allege that yesterday a group of people engaged in hate speech and performed the Nazi salute […]
Na’ama Carlin and Elizabeth Strakosch piece in Crikey: “Never Again is Now rallies against antisemitism are not what they seem”
Executive and advisory committee members Na’ama Carlin and Elizabeth Strakosch have recently had a piece published in Crikey titled “Never […]
Senator Henderson must explain participation in event with far-right extremist organisation
[Image credit] The Jewish Council of Australia expresses deep concern over Senator Sarah Henderson’s scheduled participation in a zoom event […]
Palestine supporters at arts festivals are no threat to Jews
[Image credit] Palestine supporters at arts festivals are no threat to Jews The Jewish Council of Australia are concerned about […]
Jewish Council of Australia urges the Australian Government to reject racism against Palestinian people fleeing persecution in Gaza
[Image credit] This week Sky News reported it had a list with the personal details of 500 Palestinian people who […]
Max Kaiser speaks to The Guardian about the relationship between fighting antisemitism and the larger fight against racism
Max Kaiser recently spoke to The Guardian for a piece titled “Scott Morrison accuses UN of antisemitism and applying double […]
Sydney rally: A conflation of antisemitism with criticism of Israel
[Image credit] The Jewish Council of Australia is concerned about a pro-Israel rally, which took place over the weekend in […]
Max Kaiser guest appearance on Future Perfect podcast
Max Kaiser guest recently appeared on the debut episode of the Future Perfect podcast. From the show notes: On the […]
The Jewish Independent piece on the Jewish Council
The Jewish Independent has recently published a piece titled “New Jewish Council seeks to draw a line between Jews and […]
Jewish Council of Australia speaks out against unfolding massacre in Rafah
[Image credit] The Jewish Council of Australia is horrified by what we are witnessing Israel do in Rafah in the […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to The Guardian about the campaign for the Albanese government to reverse its UNRWA funding suspension
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to The Guardian for a story titled ‘Life-saving work’: Albanese government under pressure to reverse UNRWA […]
Jewish Council of Australia says not all Jews agree on UNRWA funding withdrawal
[Image credit] The Jewish Council of Australia today expressed concern about the revelation that Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Penny Wong, […]
