1:00pm AEST, 12 May Important updates 803 rockets have been fired towards Israel over the past two days. An Israeli from Rehovot has been killed. There were two barrages yesterday evening in Israel, though no rockets have been fired for several hours. About 20 per cent...
Israel has announced that it will officially commemorate Diaspora Jews who were killed specifically because of their Jewishness. Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler welcomed the move. “The decision reflects the dual role that the State of Israel plays as a state of its citizens,...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s announcement of Kol Ha’am – the Voice of the People. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “The Voice of the People will be a timely and important vehicle for dialogue and collaboration, not just between Israelis and...
The Zionist Federation of Australia is disappointed by the University of Adelaide’s rejection of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “The University of Adelaide’s decision is most unfortunate. And it’s reasoning shows an unwillingness to engage...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes Young Labor’s motion that endorsed the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “Young Labor’s motto is ‘make a difference’, and that’s exactly what it did with this motion. With antisemitism rising on both the extreme right...
The Zionist Federation of Australia strongly condemns the back-to-back Palestinian terrorist attacks which claimed the lives of three innocent people and injured at least eight more. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said “We are devastated to, yet again, emerge from Shabbat to the news of multiple terrorist...
The Zionist Federation of Australia expresses solidarity with the victims of Malka Leifer. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “We hope that the verdict brings much needed closure to Elly, Nicole and Dassi who bravely fought for justice for many years. It also brings closure for the...
Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler said, “The ANU’s decision betrays a profound ignorance about both modern antisemitism and the IHRA definition, which is ironic coming from a place of learning, and likely stems from the fact that the ANU didn’t speak with any...
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry and the Zionist Federation of Australia, the representative roof bodies of the Australian Jewish community, have issued this joint statement in light of the announcement that the Israeli government will pause the proposed legislative overhaul of Israel’s judicial system....
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes Monash University’s adoption of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “This important milestone will play an important role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of Jewish students on campus. We thank Professor Gardner and...
עברית בהמשך The Australian Jewish community is a deeply Zionist community. Israel is at the core of our Jewish identity and a focus of our schools, youth movements, synagogues, communal institutions and, in many cases, our family connections. We celebrate Israel’s successes and achievements. When Israel is under attack,...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomed PWC’s disassociation from the Adelaide Festival. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “I welcome PWC’s principled decision to stand with the Jewish community in the fight against antisemitism. Hate speech and incitement to violence should have no place at a writers’...
Yoni Bashan, The Australian, 27 February. PwC Australia is the latest supporting partner to distance itself from the Adelaide Festival over its platforming of two journalists known for publishing anti-Semitic slurs and hate speech to their online audiences. The accounting firm’s logo seemingly vanished from the festival’s...
The Zionist Federation of Australia is deeply saddened by the murder of two brothers in the West Bank yesterday. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “We are appalled at the terrorist attack that murdered brothers Hallal and Yagel Yaniv, and stand with Israel in solidarity and grief....
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the principled response by MinterEllison to the hate speech being platformed at the Adelaide Festival, and calls on other partners of the Adelaide Festival to take similar stands. In the face of the complete rejection of community concerns over the...
