President of the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA), Jeremy Leibler: “Rafi Eitan was a hero of the Jewish people and the State of Israel. His service did not begin or end with the capture of Eichmann. He fought in the pre-State Haganah and was injured in the war of independence in 1948. He later served […]

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) 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 belated response by one of the most senior and influential rabbinic figures in the National-Religious community in Israel to a growing sexual abuse scandal has been condemned by the Zionist Federation of Australia as inadequate, irresponsible and unacceptable. The scandal revolves around the manner in which Rabbi Chaim Druckman, the Rosh (‘head’) of Ohr […]

The ZFA sends its condolences to the family of the late Moshe Arens who passed away on Monday, aged 93. Arens is survived by his wife Muriel, four children and many grandchildren. Born in Lithuania, Arens spent his childhood in the United States. There, he joined the Zionist Youth Movement Betar which would go on […]

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, […]

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 (ZFA) strongly supports the Government in reaffirming its commitment to review the possible relocation of its Embassy from Tel Aviv to West Jerusalem and thus, formally recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. This commitment reflects the almost 70 years of close diplomatic relations shared between Australia and Israel. Jeremy Leibler, President […]

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 […]