Jewish Council of Australia news & media
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Max Kaiser speaks to Crikey and Pedestrian about the limited effects of a law and order approach in addressing racism in Australia
Max Kaiser recently to Crikey and Pedestrian about the limited effects of a law and order approach that doesn’t get […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to ABC Mornings about ensuring that people can protest
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to ABC Mornings about the recent protests and the right to protest. Click here to listen […]
Max Kaiser speaks to the Daily Mail about the recent antisemitic attacks
Max Kaiser recently spoke to the Daily Mail about the recent antisemitic attacks. An excerpt of Max’s statements quoted in […]
Max Kaiser speaks to Al Jazeera calling out Elon Musk’s unambiguous Nazi-salute
Max Kaiser recently spoke to Al Jazeera, calling out Elon Musk’s unambiguous Nazi-salute at Trump’s inauguration celebration, cautioning about the […]
Joint statement on recent hate crimes in Australia
[Image credit] Human Rights Watch, Jewish Council of Australia, Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, Australian National Imams Council, Human Rights […]
Antisemitic arson attack on childcare centre in Maroubra
This morning, a childcare centre was set alight and graffitied with antisemitic words. This is only the latest in a […]
Jewish Council speaks to the Guardian, 6 News and AAP about the ceasefire
Sarah Schwartz and Max Kaiser have recently spoken to a range of news outlets about the ceasefire. Click here to […]
Advisory Member Antony Lowenstein speaks to CNN about the ceasefire deal
Antony Loewenstein recently spoke to CNN about the ceasefire deal and its implications for Gaza’s future. Click here to watch […]
Ceasefire deal: relief, mourning and hope for a future of peace, justice and accountability
[Image credit] Yesterday we woke to news that Israel had agreed to a ceasefire deal with Hamas, many details of […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to ABC about the recent attack on Allawah synagogue
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to ABC about the recent attack on Allawah synagogue. Click here to read the article.
Jewish Council condemns graffiti attack on Synagogue
The Jewish Council of Australia strongly condemns the antisemitic graffiti vandalism at the Allawah synagogue in southern Sydney which uses […]
Executive Member Ohad Kozminsky speaks to SBS about the proposed changes to protest laws in Victoria
Executive Member Ohad Kozminsky recently spoke to SBS about the proposed changes to protest laws in Victoria. From the episode’s […]
Sarah Schwartz appearance on The Briefing podcast
Sarah Schwartz recently appeared on The Briefing podcast on an episode called “The politics of a Jewish synagogue fire attack: […]
Sarah Schwartz appears on ABC Radio National to discuss the fallout from the arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue
Sarah Schwartz recently appeared on ABC Radio National in a segment titled Need to address “festering racism” in Australia says […]
Sarah Schwartz opinion piece in SMH: “Sydney Uni’s ‘enforced civility’ is an assault on free speech – and likely unlawful”
Sarah Schwartz has recently had an opinion piece published in Sydney Morning Herald titled Sydney Uni’s ‘enforced civility’ is an […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to The Guardian about the firebombing of the Adass Israel synagogue
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to The Guardian for an article titled “Security at Australian synagogues stepped up as Netanyahu links […]
Sara Dowse piece in Inside Story: “Resisting resolution”
Advisory Committee member Sara Dowse has recently had a piece published in Inside Story: “Resisting resolution”. It is a review […]
Firebombing of Melbourne synagogue is an attack on all of us
[Image credit] We are alarmed by reports of an attack on Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne’s South East this morning […]
Executive Member Aviva Tuffield participates in initiative to send all Australian MPs 5 books to deepen their understanding of Israel and Palestine
Executive Member Aviva Tuffield has joined several other authors to send all Australian MPs 5 books to deepen their understanding […]
Antony Loewenstein speaks to Sky News about Donald Trump’s comments about Gaza
Advisory Committee Antony Loewenstein recently spoke to Sky News about Donald Trump’s comments about Gaza. Click here to watch the […]
