Jewish Council of Australia news & media
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Sarah Schwartz speaks to Ette Media about News Corp’s treatment of Jewish Council’s “stop starving Gaza” ad
Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to Ette Media about News Corp’s treatment of Jewish Council’s “stop starving Gaza” ad. […]
Tashlich 5786/2025 with the Jewish Council
The Jewish New Year period is once again upon us, and this year the Jewish Council will be holding an […]
Max Kaiser speaks to SBS about Australia’s recognition of Palestine at the UN
Executive Officer Max Kaiser recently spoke to SBS for a story titled “Australia recognises Palestinian state at the UN”. An […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to The Guardian about the Jewish Council’s News Corp ad
Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to The Guardian about the Jewish Council’s News Corp ad. An excerpt from her […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to ABC Radio Melbourne about the Jewish Council’s News Corp ad
Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to ABC Radio Melbourne about the Jewish Council’s News Corp ad “calling for our […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dennis Altman review of “58 Facets: On Law, Violence and Revolution” in Inside Story
Advisory Committee member Professor Dennis Altman has recently published a review of 58 Facets: On Law, Violence and Revolution in […]
Antony Loewenstein releases documentary: “Germany’s Israel Obsession”
Advisory Committee member Antony Loewenstein recently released a documentary titled “Germany’s Israel Obsession”. Below is an excerpt from the introduction […]
Antony Loewenstein speaks to the ABC about Germany’s Gaza protest crackdowns
Advisory Committee Antony Loewenstein recently spoke to the ABC’s David Marr for a story titled “What’s behind Germany’s Gaza protest […]
Antony Loewenstein speaks at the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties annual dinner
Advisory Committee Antony Loewenstein recently spoke at the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties annual dinner. Below is an […]
Petition: Sanction Israel for Genocide in Gaza
To: The Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong. We, the undersigned, call […]
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 […]
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 […]
Conversation with Rachel Shabi
Below is the recording of our event Off White: The Truth about Antisemitism – a Jewish Council Conversation with Rachel […]
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 […]
CAMPAIGN: Is your mayor attending a far-right junket?
Across the country, our local mayors and councillors are being offered all-expenses-paid trips to a so-called “antisemitism summit” on the […]
