6 May 2019. This Statement has been updated to reflect the number of casualties and rockets fired from Gaza at Israeli civilians. 7 May 2019. The names of all four victims who lost their lives as a result of terror and total injuries have been updated and included below. The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) […]

The following is a letter sent to Tony Walker in response to his column in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald 18/04/2019, headed, “Melissa Parke incident raises difficult questions about Israel” Dear Tony, I read your column this morning and wanted to respond to several of the points you raise. While you say in the […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) expressed its gratitude to Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne for Australia’s strong rejection of biased anti-Israel resolutions at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) last Friday. The UNHRC ultimately passed five resolutions condemning Israel. Australia was the only nation which voted against all […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) does not typically comment on the internal political machinations of the State of Israel. Israel operates its system on robust democratic principles, and it is inevitable that observers from afar will deeply disagree with one or more parties in any given election. However, the recent announcement that “Otzma Yehudit” […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) expressed its deep gratitude to former Foreign Minister, the Hon. Julie Bishop MP, on the occasion of her announcement that she will be retiring from politics at the next federal election. During her time as a Member of Parliament and most notably, during her tenure as Foreign Minister, Ms. […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has welcomed the speeches by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten delivered in Parliament marking 70 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Israel. President of the ZFA, Jeremy Leibler said, “The words spoken in Federal Parliament today by both the Prime Minister and the Leader […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) is deeply concerned about allegations that Israeli Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman has obstructed legal proceedings by working to obtain false medical reports to prevent the extradition of Malka Leifer. Leifer, an alleged paedophile and former Principal of Addass Israel school in Melbourne, was arrested in Israel in February […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has welcomed the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) decision that it would strip Malaysia of its right to host the upcoming World Para Swimming Championships, after Malaysia announced that it would ban Israeli athletes from competing – the only country in the world whose athletes were to be excluded. The […]

For Immediate Release The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) believes that unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state is counterproductive to bringing about a two state solution and peaceful resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Therefore, the adopted resolution at the Australian Labor Party’s National Conference to seek unilateral recognition of a Palestinian State was disappointing. However, […]

Earlier in the week, the IDF announced the beginning of Operation Northern Shield after discovering Hezbollah efforts to construct a network of terror tunnels on the Lebanon border. President of the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) Jeremy Leibler said, “the discovery of these terror tunnels proves that Hezbollah is in violation of UN Security Council […]

For Immediate Release: The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) welcomes the Australian Government’s principled decision to vote against six biased resolutions at the United Nations General Assembly. President of the ZFA Jeremy Leibler said, “We thank the Australian government for demonstrating moral clarity and changing its previous position of abstaining to voting against these biased […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia strongly condemns Hamas and other terrorist organisations operating in Gaza for firing over 300 rockets at Israeli civilians over the course of a few hours. Jeremy Leibler, President of the Zionist Federation of Australia, said: “The incessant rocket barrage from Hamas terrorists in Gaza overnight our time has taken its toll on […]