Background:   A year 12 Health and Human Development practice exam included a question asking about religious discrimination and how it can influence mental health.   A sample answer stated, “An example of an individual being persecuted for their religion could be the Arab families living in Israel who practice the Islam religion rather the […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) condemned controversial comments made by Israeli Education Minister and leader of Habayit Hayehudi Rabbi Rafi Peretz. Peretz’s comments concerned conversion therapy for gay youth and the annexation of the entire West Bank, without giving Palestinians the right to vote. President of the ZFA Jeremy Leibler said, “I strongly condemn comments […]