Zionist Federation of Australia CEO Alon Cassuto has resolved the Federal Court proceeding he brought against Mary Kostakidis under section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. The proceeding concerned two social media posts republishing a speech by then-Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of...
Australia's mainstream Jewish communal organisations today thanked the thousands of people who made submissions and the hundreds more who gave evidence to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Today is the last day of hearings. It is not the end of the Royal Commission’s...
The deaths of Zomi Frankcom and her World Central Kitchen colleagues were a terrible tragedy. Israel acknowledged from the outset that serious operational failures led to their deaths, dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others. We continue to stand with Zomi’s family and friends in...
1. Reflections on the Lived Experience of Leading a Jewish Organisation in Australia My name is Alon Cassuto and I am the Chief Executive Officer of the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA), an elected roof body of the Jewish Community representing over 200 Jewish and Zionist...
Introduction I make this submission as someone who has experienced the events since 7 October 2023 simultaneously through three lenses: as a Jewish Australian and father of four children, as president of the Zionist Federation of Australia, the elected representative body tasked with being the public...
The Zionist Federation of Australia has expressed deep concern about proposed legislation before the Knesset that would place prayer arrangements at the Western Wall under the authority of the Chief Rabbinate, and could undermine the status of the egalitarian prayer space at the Kotel. ZFA President...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s decision to formally proscribe Hizb ut-Tahrir under the new extremist hate organisations framework. Protecting freedom of religion, political debate and peaceful advocacy is fundamental to our democracy. But these freedoms do not extend to organisations that promote...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the joint Israeli and United States operation aimed at ending the tyranny of the Ayatollah regime and standing with the Iranian people in their long struggle for freedom and dignity. For decades, this regime has oppressed its own citizens while...
Modern antisemitism dispenses with Jews as individuals, blames ‘Zionists’ for everything from global conflict to domestic upheaval One of the defining moral failures of the modern West is its growing preference for grievance-based collectives over individual moral accountability. This shift is routinely presented as compassionate and...
On this National Day of Mourning, the Zionist Federation of Australia joins the nation in remembering the 15 innocent lives taken in the horrific, antisemitic act of terror at Bondi on 14 December, during Chanukah celebrations. The Bondi attack was the most devastating act of terror...
The Zionist Federation of Australia calls on the Government, Opposition and crossbench to worktogether this week to ensure legislation passes Parliament that will effectively enable the banningof extremist organisations such as Hizb ut-Tahrir. With the racial hatred offence unlikely to pass this week, there is a...
The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the Government’s decision to establish a Royal Commission into antisemitism and the 14 December Bondi terrorist attack, and acknowledges the breadth of the proposed terms of reference. This decision reflects the clear and consistent calls of the Australian Jewish community,...
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA), Zionism Victoria, the State Zionist Council of NSW, the State Zionist Council of QLD, the State Zionist Council of South Australia, the State Zionist Council of WA, the ACT Zionist Council, the...
ZFA welcomes forthcoming state visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, following Bondi terror attack. The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) welcomes today’s confirmation that Israeli President Isaac Herzog will visit Australia early in the new year. In the aftermath of the Bondi terror attack during Chanukah, ZFA...
