The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the adoption of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism by the NSW Government. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “The importance of the IHRA definition is being recognised around Australia and around the world. Antisemitism has no place in Australia, and,...
Dear Mr Bandt, RE: Greens statement on antisemitism Following our previous correspondence regarding the antisemitic comments by former Greens candidate, Julian Burnisde QC, I, together with the leaders of other Jewish organisations representing diverse interests across the Australian Jewish community, was flabbergasted to come across the Greens’...
ZFA President Jeremy Jeremy Leibler said, “The Government has once again demonstrated its commitment to voting against one-sided resolutions at the UN. As it has in previous years, the Government has made clear that it looks at each resolution and asks, ‘will this help or...
By Jeremy Leibler This article originally appeared in the Australian Jewish News 26 November 2021 So much of what I’ve been reading of late bemoans the increasingly problematic relationship between American Jewry and Israel – a situation Daniel Gordis described in The New York Times as “the unravelling of...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the Government’s listing of Hezbollah in its entirety. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler welcomed the development. “This is a vitally important step”, he said. “Hezbollah has targeted Jewish communities the world over. I thank the Minister, and also the bipartisan Intelligence...
The Zionist Federation of Australia is deeply saddened by the murder of Eliyahu David Kay and the wounding of four others in the Hamas terrorist attack in Jerusalem on Sunday. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “In his life, Eli was dedicated to the State of Israel,...
Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler welcomed Mr Guy’s announcement. “Mr Guy’s commitment to adopt the working definition, coming so soon after the Australian adoption, sends a powerful message to all Victorians. Racism has no place in this state, or in this country.” Mr Leibler...
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has written to Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler, welcoming the announcement that Australia will adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, and congratulating the Jewish community for its role in securing its adoption. In the letter, President Herzog wrote, “Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement...
On Tuesday, 19 October, the Zionist Federation of Australia hosted a background briefing with Australia’s ambassador to the UN, Mitch Fifield. The leadership of key Australian Jewish organisations attended the meeting. Mr Fifield spoke about his recent visit to Israel, as part of a delegation of...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the report by the Intelligence and Security Committee, which recommends that the Government proscribe all of Hamas, and calls on the Minister for Home Affairs to do so. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “That Hamas meets the definition of a...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement that Australia will adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism. “With this announcement”, said ZFA President Jeremy Leibler, “the Government has reconfirmed its commitment to fighting antisemitism. I want to thank the prime minister for...
The central thesis of John Lyon’s new book, Dateline Jerusalem: Journalism’s Toughest Assignment, is that journalists covering the middle east are bullied into submission by an extremist “Israel Lobby” who prevents the media from fact-based reporting. In an extract of the book published in last Saturday’s Age...
By Dr. Bren Carlill This article first appeared in the Canberra Times on 22 September 2021 Israel has had a lonely time of it in the Middle East. After seven decades of existence, it only had full diplomatic relations with two Arab countries. The rest, in solidarity...
Education Minister Alan Tudge has called on the Australian Government to adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism. Mr Tudge spoke with the Jewish community leadership on Monday, in a meeting organised by the Zionist Federation of Australia, about the rise in antisemitic incidents on campus...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomed the decision by the Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA) to launch an investigation into ABC’s 27 May Q&A episode that focused on the recently-concluded Hamas–Israel violence. The ZFA submitted a complaint to the ABC after that episode, only to...
