The Zionist Federation of Australia rejected the NTEU motion. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “The NTEU has packed lies, half truths and obfuscations into a motion that is specifically designed to reduce understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to increase the exclusion and danger that Jewish...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the creation of the Parliamentary Friends of IHRA. The creation of this group is a reflection of the importance both sides of politics places on the fight against rising antisemitism. We look forward to working hand-in-hand with the group as...
The Zionist Federation of Australia is disappointed at the Government’s decision to increase its funding of UNRWA by $10 million. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “We support the provision of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians. However, UNRWA helps perpetuate the conflict, is riddled with corruption, and its staff have repeatedly...
Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler welcomed the news. “The original article, plus the outrageous commentary the former On Dit editor has made since she published it, has further contributed to a situation where Jews were made to feel unsafe on campus,” he said....
Zionist Federation of Australia director of public affairs director Bren Carlill said, “Time and again the ABC produces biased content when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is thus no surprise that an ABC contractor with such abhorrent personal views has been exposed. But this issue...
By Dr. Bren Carlill Although it presents as a mostly arid, frequently bloody chaos of hatred and religion, the Middle East actually makes sense if you look at the big picture. Over the last few decades, three broad groupings have coalesced in the region; the Status Quo...
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Zionist Federation of Australia, Jewish Community Council of Victoria and Zionism Victoria condemn the Melbourne University Student Union motion on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is disingenuous to suggest that this motion is simply about criticism...
The Zionist Federation of Australia stands by Israel’s right to self-defence. After receiving credible intelligence of an imminent terrorist attack, Israel conducted an airstrike against a leader of the Islamic Jihad – a group proscribed by the Australian Government as a terrorist organisation. In response, Islamic...
Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler welcomed Ambassador Gorely’s comments. “The Australian Government expressed its ‘fundamental concerns’ about this commission of inquiry when it was established, and these appear to have been well-founded. Ambassador Gorely’s calling out Kothari’s antisemitic comments is appropriate and welcome.” Mr...
The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) is delighted to announce that the 12th Biennial ZFA Jewish Educators’ Conference will take place on 14-15 August at Mount Scopus Memorial College. This Conference provides Jewish educators from around Australia with the opportunity to listen, learn and interact with...
The Zionist Federation of Australia notes the decision to dissolve the Israeli government, and congratulates Yair Lapid on becoming interim prime minister. ZFA Director of Public Affairs Bren Carlill said, “While few want another round of elections in Israel, we take pleasure in the smooth and...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s rejection of the UN Human Rights Council’s disproportionate focus on Israel. On Monday, the new Australian Government rejected the proposition that Israel should be a permanent Human Rights Council agenda item and expressed its “fundamental concerns about...
The Zionist Federation of Australia criticised the UN Human Rights Council’s ‘Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel’. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “Just as Israel is the Human Rights Council’s only permanent agenda item,...
By Jeremy Leibler and Chaya Herszberg Jerusalem sits at the heart of Jewish consciousness, hope and meaning. For more than 3,000 years, Jewish people have prayed facing Jerusalem, yearning to return to their homeland. The eternal capital of Israel, it has always been and will forever remain...
In the first of its kind, 120 participants from all of the Zionist Youth Movements as well as from IBC travelled to the Arava in Israel’s south for a three-day seminar in the Arava. A joint effort of the Arava-Australia Partnership (AAP), the MASA Leadership...
