The Zionist Federation of Australia is concerned by unconfirmed reports that Australia has told Israel it will not back it in a war with Hezbollah. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “We were surprised by this unconfirmed report, given Hezbollah is a proscribed terrorist organisation, clearly the aggressor in this situation, and has caused the internal […]

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is a man under huge pressure on multiple fronts. Some of his own making and some not. Firstly, defending Israel against the genocidal intent of Iran and its proxies. Anyone who was hesitant about the necessity of operating in Rafah and securing the so called ‘Philadelphi Corridor,’ stretching 14 km along […]

The Zionist Federation has released a joint statement with the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, the Australasian Union of Jewish Students, the Australian Academic Alliance Against Antisemitism, and the Australia Israel & Jewish Affairs Council. The statement is in regards to the agreement the University of Sydney reached with […]

The following can be attributed to ZFA President Jeremy Leibler: The explosive investigation by the Nine Newspapers must be a wake-up call – Hizb ut-Tahrir is promoting terrorism, hatred and violence. We will be writing to the Australian Government, urging it to initiate the legal process for Hizb ut-Tahrir to be proscribed as a terrorist […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia expresses profound relief and gratitude for the successful rescue of four Israeli hostages from Gaza last night. The rescued hostages, Noa Argamani, Almog Meir, Andrey Kozlov and Shlomi Ziv were held captive in civilian homes in Gaza. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “We are immensely relieved by the safe return […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the Israeli ceasefire proposal announced by US President Joe Biden, and calls on the Australian Government to do everything it can to push Hamas to accept the deal. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “This war was started by Hamas, and it is up to Hamas to end it, by […]

This is a joint statement by the Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler and Zionism Victoria President Yossi Goldfarb, in regards to the community celebration on Wednesday night, at which the Victorian Premier and Opposition Leader spoke. “The Zionist Federation of Australia and Zionism Victoria were pleased to celebrate the 76th anniversary of Israel’s […]

A timeline of the Hamas-Israel war, written by Annika Burgess and Brianna Morris-Grant and published on the ABC website (here) has many factual errors. And, by its many omissions, it is very biased. The ZFA has submitted a complaint to the ABC. This is what we pointed out: Factual errors International Court of Justice The […]

The ZFA has submitted a complaint to the ABC over a timeline on its website, which is heavily biased, and contains many factual errors. ZFA CEO Alon Cassuto said, “The reams of factual errors and the omission of pertinent facts is sadly emblematic of ABC reporting on this war, and the wider Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Facts […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia calls for University of Sydney Vice Chancellor Mark Scott to resign. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “As vice chancellor, Mark Scott has a duty of care to all students. He has failed in this duty, and so must stand down. For weeks, the anti-Israel protesters have called for an intifada […]

On Friday 24 May, the International Court of Justice handed down an order by a vote of 13–2 that was widely interpreted as calling on Israel to halt its military operation in Gaza. Certainly, this is how Australian media interpreted it. This from the ABC, by way of example: “The strike came two days after […]

Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler said, “The loss of life in Rafah yesterday is tragic, with reports that Israeli air strikes killed a significant number of civilians.” “This appears to be a tragic mistake.  We welcome the investigation announced by the IDF.” “It is completely unacceptable and illegal that Hamas is sheltering itself […]