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Sarah Schwartz speaks to AFR about antisemitism in Australia
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to Australian Financial Review for a piece titled ‘We must rescue our society’: PM urged to […]
Dennis Altman piece in Crikey: Australia and the ICC arrest warrants
Advisory Committee member Professor Dennis Altman AM has recently had a piece published in Crikey titled “Australia and the ICC […]
ICC arrest warrants demonstrate urgent need for Australia to cut ties and sanction Israel
[Image credit] The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the country’s […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to SBS about the riots in Amsterdam
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to SBS about the riots in Amsterdam. An excerpt from her comments quoted in the article […]
Jewish Council welcomes Australia’s commitment to Palestinian sovereignty
[Image credit] Yesterday, Australia voted with 158 other countries, including the UK and New Zealand, in support of a UN […]
Sarah Schwartz’s piece in Crikey: “Selective reporting on Amsterdam attacks perpetuates anti-Palestine racism and antisemitism”
Sarah Schwartz has recently had a piece published in Crikey titled “Selective reporting on Amsterdam attacks perpetuates anti-Palestine racism and […]
Sarah Schwartz featured in campaign to sanction Israel, as covered by Women’s Agenda
Sarah Schwartz is one of several figures featured in this campaign to sanction Israel, featured in the Women’s Agenda, alongside […]
Advisory Committee member Anthony Lowenstein interviewed on ABC Late Night Live about his latest book “The Palestine Laboratory – how Israel exports the technology of occupation around the world”
From the ABC Radio National show description: “As the US sends its Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Middle East […]
Max Kaiser speaks to the Townsville Bulletin urging Townsville Mayor Troy Thompson to apologise over liking racist comments on his official social media page
Max Kaiser recently spoke to the Townsville Bulletin about Townsville Mayor Troy Thompson. Click here to read the article (note […]
Advisory Committee member Louise Adler was also in conversation with Nasser Mashni on ABC’s Big Ideas
From the ABC Radio National summary of the show: “Two Australians who are intimately connected to the conflict in the […]
Max Kaiser speaks to Canberra Times about Israel’s blockade of aid from entering Gaza
Max Kaiser recently spoke to Canberra Times about Israel’s blockade of aid from entering Gaza. From his quote in the […]
North Gaza siege demonstrates urgent need to cut ties and sanction Israel
[Image credit] The Jewish Council of Australia renews our calls for the Albanese Government to use all possible pressure to […]
Max Kaiser speaks to SMH responding to ECAJ’s unreliable data on antisemitism rates
Max Kaiser recently spoke to Sydney Morning Herald, responding to ECAJ’s unreliable data on antisemitism rates. Click here to read […]
Sarah Schwartz interviewed on Channel 10 news about the October 7th anniversary
Sarah Schwartz was interviewed on Channel 10 news, about all of the people we were thinking of on October 7, […]
Max Kaiser speaks to AAP about the changing tide in the Jewish community
Max Kaiser was recently interviewed about the changing tide in the Jewish community by the AAP, and the growing number […]
One year on, Israel’s aggression continues unabated and we urge our politicians to act
[Image credit] October 7 marks one year since the Hamas attacks which led to the killing of over 1,000 people […]
Max Kaiser speaks to Crikey about the appointment of the Islamophobia Envoy
Max Kaiser recently spoke to Crikey about the appointment of the Islamophobia Envoy. From Max’s quote in the article: “We […]
Our first in-conversation series, with Peter Beinart
The recording of our first in-conversation series, with Peter Beinart is now online. Thanks to all who came, asked questions, […]
Antony Loewenstein interviewed by Al Jazeera about Israel’s escalation in Lebanon
Advisory Committee member Antony Loewenstein was recently interviewed by Al Jazeera about Israel’s escalation in Lebanon. Click here to watch […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to The Guardian about the campaign demanding the resignation of University of Sydney vice-chancellor
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to The Guardian for a piece titled “Campaign demanding University of Sydney vice-chancellor resigns is ‘dangerous’, […]
