The two-day Negev Summit, beginning today, is a reflection of Israel’s centrality to the growing consensus in the Middle East, says the Zionist Federation of Australia. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “This history-making summit demonstrates how far Israeli relations with the Arab Middle East have advanced. It is...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the NSW Parliament endorsement of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism. The bipartisan Parliamentary motion endorsed the December 2021 decision by NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet to adopt the definition. In doing so, it became the first Parliament in Australia to...
With horror and sadness, the Zionist Federation of Australia condemns the terrorist attack in which four people were killed in Be’er Sheva overnight. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “Once again, Israel is in mourning because of an act of murderous hatred perpetrated against innocent civilians. The...
21 March 2022 marks 20 years since my close encounter with a suicide bomber on a Jerusalem street. It was amidst the second intifada, which was both a colossal waste of Israeli and Palestinian life, and destroyed the prospects of Israeli–Palestinian peace for an entire...
Zionist Federation of Australia CEO Ginette Searle has been recognised on Masa Israel Journey’s 2022 list of 12 inspiring Jewish Women Who are Making a Difference. The list was released today in honour of International Women’s Day and recognizes a select group of leaders that inspire...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the announcement that the Government will proscribe Hamas. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “By taking this decision, the Minister has made clear Australia’s absolute rejection of hatred and terrorism. There is absolutely no doubt that Hamas in its entirety meets...
The Zionist Federation of Australia completely rejects the allegations made by Amnesty International. The ZFA received a copy of the report on Sunday 30 January 2022. It is due to be released on Tuesday 1 February 2022. The following statements can be attributed to ZFA...
The Zionist Federation of Australia notes media reports that former Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman has signed a plea deal admitting to breach of trust for using his former position as deputy health minister to thwart the extradition to Australia of Malka Leifer, a former...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the publication of the Gandel Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness in Australia Survey 2021 Project Report, and its important findings. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler fully endorsed the Survey’s findings and recommendations. “That a quarter of Australians and a third of young Australians have...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the UN resolution condemning Holocaust denial, passed overnight in New York. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “The UN was created following the horrors of the Holocaust and Second World War. But as memory of that war fades, so too do...
Jeremy Leibler said: “We commend the Board of the Sydney Festival and Mr Kirk for refusing to submit to the intimidation and aggression of the BDS movement. It is unclear from Mr Kirk’s subsequent comments if he is expressing regret that so many artists have...
The Zionist Federation of Australia extends condolences on behalf of the Australian Jewish community to Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog and his family on the passing of his mother and former First Lady Aura Herzog z”l. Born in Egypt to parents from Jaffa, Aura was a member...
Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler has written to the Board of the Sydney Festival, thanking them for their principled stance in the face of an unprecedented campaign of intimidation against the Board, artists and audience, due to the participation of an Israeli act...
2 January 2022 HE Naftali Bennett Prime Minister of Israel Jerusalem, Israel Dear Prime Minister, I am writing on behalf of the Australian Jewish community in relation to the current restrictions imposed by your Government on Diaspora Jewry’s ability to enter Israel. The Australian Jewish community recognises and accepts that the Israeli...
The ZFA believes that the ABC complaints mechanism is currently not fit for purpose. The absence of transparency and independence leads to a lack of accountability within the ABC, which undermines the raison d’être of the complaints mechanism. The ZFA has made four recommendations. These...
