“The Zionist Federation of Australia congratulates Ben Carroll on his appointment as Premier of Victoria and thanks Jacinta Allan for her service to the State. “Premier Allan led Victoria through the most challenging period the Jewish community have ever faced. Following the October 7 terrorist attacks,...
The ZFA has not seen any final text, and the platform has not yet been adopted. We do not propose to respond to speculation about an internal draft, and will assess the final platform if and when it is adopted. When Australia recognised a Palestinian state,...
The Zionist Federation of Australia has welcomed the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement, describing it as an important opportunity for Lebanon to restore its sovereignty and remove Hezbollah’s grip on the country. The agreement includes commitments by the Lebanese Government to restore its authority across the country, including...
Victorian Labor motion supporting terrorist Marwan Barghouti is disgraceful. The Zionist Federation of Australia has condemned reports of a motion within the Victorian Labor Party calling for support for the release of convicted terrorist Marwan Barghouti. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said the motion represented a...
The Zionist Federation of Australia condemns the inflammatory and disgraceful behaviour displayed by Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in relation to the detained Gaza flotilla activists. Minister Ben-Gvir’s behaviour falls far below the standards expected of a Minister of the State of Israel. He has repeatedly...
Today’s interim report is not the final account. It does, however, put beyond doubt that Bondi occurred in a known and escalating threat environment for Jewish Australians. ASIO had raised the national terrorism threat level to probable. Jewish community security organisations had warned of a...
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The imminent visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog comes at a moment of profound need and for a clear purpose: to offer solace and solidarity to the Australian Jewish community and to the nation in the aftermath of the Bondi terrorist attack. The worst terrorist attack in...
JEREMY LEIBLER: For two years, the psychological safety of Australian Jews — the post-Holocaust belief that distance protected us from Jew hatred — eroded before our eyes. And then Bondi happened. Australian Jews no longer feel safe to live freely, openly Credit: The Nightly The Australian Jewish experience rests...
Australians have the right to criticise Israeli government policy. But delegitimising that country's right to exist is something else entirely. In Jewish homes around the world this week, families will place a menorah in their windows. We light it not for decoration but as a declaration....
