As Israel battles to remove the threat of barbarism and depravity to its citizens, it beggars belief to see what is going on in the world. Western democracies stand strongly with Israel when it is being attacked. However, once Israel actually defends itself, support waivers. There is a total disconnect in logic between people who […]

The roll-out of the ZFA survey about university antisemitism continued over this last fortnight, as ZFA President Jeremy Leibler and AUJS President Alissa Foster went to Canberra to meet with Education Minister Jason Clare, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and over a dozen other members and senators. The Parliamentary Friends of IHRA also hosted a morning […]

Did you see that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas ticked off a long list of antisemitic conspiracies in a speech the other day? He told his learned crowd – and let’s not forget, he has a PhD in this field – that Hitler didn’t kill the Jews because of their ethnicity or faith, but because […]

It would be some sort of irony if US President Biden was to provide Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu with a pathway out of his current situation. If that does happen – and that is a big if – Biden will have done it for his own domestic political reasons, not for Netanyahu’s, but who would […]

Jeremy Leibler, The Australian, 20 February 2023 It’s telling to compare the fracas generated last year by Sydney Festival’s inclusion of a dance performance created by an Israeli and sponsored by the embassy of Israel with the scenario playing out at this year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week. The catalyst for confected outrage and intimidation of artists […]

Assistant Foreign Minister the Hon Tim Watts MP spoke at the Zionist Federation of Australia’s Biennial Conference on Sunday. The ZFA is an elected, representative roof body of the Australian Jewish community and represents 21 affiliate Jewish organisations across all political spectrums. The 2022 Biennial Conference brought together over a hundred Jewish leaders and professionals […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes Senator Birmingham’s announcement. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “Senator Birmingham’s reaffirmation that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital both reflects the reality on the ground and is a welcome position of principle. Israel’s institutions of state are in Jerusalem, and all countries have the right to determine their own capital. We […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia rejects the report by the UN Commission of Inquiry and calls on all those interested in a peaceful settlement to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict to do the same. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “Through omissions, obfuscations and a lack of context, the report defies the reality on the ground for the […]

Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts will headline the 2022 Zionist Federation of Australia Biennial Conference, to be held this Sunday 30 October. The Biennial Conference will bring Jewish leaders, professionals and state representatives to Melbourne from around Australia to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the Jewish community and the State of Israel. ZFA President […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia is deeply disappointed at the Australian Government’s decision to reverse its recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “The decision by the Albanese Government to reverse Australia’s recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is deeply disappointing and counterproductive to achieving the Government’s […]

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 Australians are facing on campus.” Mr Leibler continued, “While […]

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. “This was the only sensible outcome, and I welcome YouX’s […]