Jewish Council of Australia news & media
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Jewish Council of Australia slams universities’ adoption of dangerous, politicised and unworkable antisemitism definition
[Image credit] Today, Australia’s 39 universities endorsed a dangerous and politicised definition of antisemitism which threatens academic freedom, will have a chilling […]
Jewish Council supports public interest defence in Victorian anti-vilification legislation
All people have a right to live free of discrimination and vilification and the Jewish Council supports the Victorian government’s […]
Sarah Schwartz interviewed by The Sunday Shot
Sarah Schwartz recently appeared on The Sunday Shot for an interview where she discussed the Jewish Council’s mission, Zionism and […]
500+ Jewish Australians take out newspaper ad saying NO to ethnic cleansing of Palestinians
Members of the Australian Jewish community have taken out a full-page ad in Nine newspapers urging Australia to reject Trump’s […]
‘Every life is a universe’: The ceasefire must hold
[Image credit] Whoever destroys a single life, the Torah considers it as if they destroyed an entire world. And whoever […]
Dr Gabor Maté on Healing, Justice and Liberation for All — a Jewish Council of Australia event
Below is the full recording of the sold-out event recently held at the Melbourne Jewish community. You can also watch […]
NBC coverage of Sarah Schwartz’s comments about the recent antisemitic attacks
NBC News has a piece out titled “Australia struggles to address a surge in antisemitic attacks,” which includes Sarah Schwartz’s […]
Free online event: Max Kaiser in Conversation with Robyn Reynolds
Join Max Kaiser and Roby Reynolds on Sun 23 February, 5pm (online) for a conversation about Judaism, antisemitism, and everything […]
Max Kaiser speaks to AFR about the antisemitism investigation of Cairo Takeaway
Max Kaiser recently spoke to AFR (Australian Financial Review) for an article titled “Legal threat after ‘antisemitism investigation’ goes wrong.” […]
Our first year changed the conversation. Help us into year two
Dear supporters, This week marks one year since we launched the Jewish Council of Australia with our op-ed in The Age, declaring that […]
Jewish Council opposes Parliamentary Inquiry recommendation to adopt controversial definition of antisemitism
[Image credit] The Jewish Council is deeply concerned with many of the recommendations released yesterday by the Parliamentary Inquiry into […]
Dennis Altman’s piece in The Jewish Independent: “Making sense of Trump on Gaza”
Advisory Committee member Professor Dennis Altman AM has a piece out in The Jewish Independent titled “Making sense of Trump […]
Advisory Member Antony Loewenstein speaks to Sky News about NSW hate-speech laws and Trump’s plan for Gaza
Advisory Member Antony Loewenstein recently spoke to Sky News about NSW hate-speech laws and Trump’s plan for Gaza. Click here […]
Executive Member Dr Naama Blatman writes for Al Jazeera about Trump’s ‘surrealistic statements’
Executive Member Dr Naama Blatman has a piece out in Al Jazeera (co-authored with Neve Gordon) about Trump’s ‘surrealistic statements’. […]
Open Letter to Jason Clare MP: Targeting of Antiracist Academics Evidence of Rising Repression of Dissent
Jason Clare MP Dear Minister Clare, The Jewish Council urges you to reject the coordinated and malicious campaigns by Israel […]
The Jewish Council condemns US President Trump’s plan to ‘take over’ Gaza
[Image credit] The Jewish Council of Australia strongly condemns Donald Trump’s suggestion the United States will ‘take over’ the Gaza […]
Max Kaiser appears on SBS’s Weekend One On One podcast about allegations of antisemitism against Elon Musk
Max Kaiser recently appeared on SBS’s Weekend One On One podcast about antisemitism and far-right extremists. From SBS’s description of […]
Max Kaiser speaks to ABC, CNN and Ten News about the recent series of antisemitic attacks
Max Kaiser recently spoke to a range of media outlets about the series of antisemitic attacks. Click here to listen […]
Watch the first episode of The Palestine Laboratory, a documentary from Advisory Member Antony Lowenstein
You can find the first episode of Antony Lowenstein’s documentary on Al Jazeera’s YouTube channel. Click here to watch it […]
Sarah Schwartz appears on ABC News Breakfast to talk about the continued antisemitic attacks in Australia
Sarah Schwartz recently appeared on ABC News Breakfast to talk about the continued antisemitic attacks in Australia. Click here to […]
