ZFA President Jeremy Leibler has participated in a global forum on antisemitism convened by the Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli at the Knesset. Also speaking at the conference was Yaakov Hagoel, Chairmen of the World Zionist Organisation, Josh Schwartz, Secretary-General of he Jewish Agency for...
The Zionist Federation of Australia, in partnership with the Jewish Agency for Israel, has organised a week-long delegation of Australian Jewish youth leaders to visit Israel. The delegation will be in Israel from 1 to 7 February. Zionist Federation of Australia CEO Alon Cassuto said, “This...
5pm AEDT, 29 January UNRWA funding on hold On Friday, the US put on hold its funding of UNRWA, the UN’s dedicated Palestinian refugee agency. This was followed on Shabbat by Australia and four other countries doing the same. The move came after UNRWA fired nine of its...
The Zionist Federation of Australia denounces South Africa’s reprehensible conduct at the International Court of Justice and welcomes the fact that the ICJ has effectively dismissed South Africa’s demand that Israel be prohibited from defending its own people and has called on Hamas to immediately...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s decision to temporarily pause funding to UNRWA, and calls on the government to insist on reforms before funding it is resumed. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “While we welcome Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s decision to pause funding...
11:45am AEDT, 25 January The last couple of days has been extraordinarily hard for Israel and its supporters. On Monday, 21 soldiers were killed when a Palestinian anti-tank missile appeared to detonate explosives in a building that the IDF was preparing to demolish. The building was brought...
The Zionist Federation of Australia salutes Scott Morrison on his retirement from politics. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “Scott Morrison has long been a close friend of the Australian Jewish community and of Israel, and we salute his leadership in this regard. He held to some...
11:00 am AEDT, 22 January 2024 Your correspondents here at ZFA HQ have noticed that, in this entire war, the one actor that hasn’t really paid any price at all is Iran. Iran has funded and trained Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, all of which are...
The Zionist Federation of Australia is disappointed that Foreign Minister Penny Wong will not visit the sites of the Hamas massacre during her visit to Israel. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “A visit to Ground Zero of the worst antisemitic attack since the Holocaust would have...
Yesterday marked 100 days since Hamas forces invaded Israel and carried out massacres, torture, rape and other depravities, and kidnapped hundreds of Israelis. Over 100 remain in Hamas captivity. Ride to Bring Them Home Yesterday, around Australia and around the world, Jewish communities came together to mark this...
The Zionist Federation of Australia slammed the South African case against Israel at the International Court of Justice and called on Australia to publicly condemn it. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said that as a respected middle power Australia has strongly pushed for the international rule of...
Welcome to our first newsletter of 2024. The last few weeks have been an opportunity to refresh after a pretty tough couple of months for both Israel and its supporters, including here in Australia. Sadly, the fight against Hamas continues on the ground in Gaza, and...
The Zionist Federation of Australia criticised a mooted conference to be held in Melbourne in late-January, and called on the Victorian Institute for Teaching and the Department of Education to investigate potential breaches in the teachers’ code of conduct. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “Parents don’t...
6:30am AEDT, 21 December What’s happening? Rumours of a new hostage deal and truce are once again swirling. Qatar-based Hamas head Ismail Haniyeh has arrived in Cairo to advance the talks. Iris Haim, whose hostage son was killed in Gaza by IDF forces shortly after she returned from...
7:30am AEDT, 20 December What’s happening? A coalition of 10 countries led by the US will patrol the Red Sea to deter and stop Houthi attacks on international shipping. Australia is not among the 10 countries. The UN Security Council is currently deliberating a resolution that aims to...
