The Zionist Federation of Australia expresses profound relief and gratitude for the successful rescue of four Israeli hostages from Gaza last night. The rescued hostages, Noa Argamani, Almog Meir, Andrey Kozlov and Shlomi Ziv were held captive in civilian homes in Gaza. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “We are immensely relieved by the safe return […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the Israeli ceasefire proposal announced by US President Joe Biden, and calls on the Australian Government to do everything it can to push Hamas to accept the deal. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “This war was started by Hamas, and it is up to Hamas to end it, by […]

This is a joint statement by the Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler and Zionism Victoria President Yossi Goldfarb, in regards to the community celebration on Wednesday night, at which the Victorian Premier and Opposition Leader spoke. “The Zionist Federation of Australia and Zionism Victoria were pleased to celebrate the 76th anniversary of Israel’s […]

A timeline of the Hamas-Israel war, written by Annika Burgess and Brianna Morris-Grant and published on the ABC website (here) has many factual errors. And, by its many omissions, it is very biased. The ZFA has submitted a complaint to the ABC. This is what we pointed out: Factual errors International Court of Justice The […]

The ZFA has submitted a complaint to the ABC over a timeline on its website, which is heavily biased, and contains many factual errors. ZFA CEO Alon Cassuto said, “The reams of factual errors and the omission of pertinent facts is sadly emblematic of ABC reporting on this war, and the wider Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Facts […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia calls for University of Sydney Vice Chancellor Mark Scott to resign. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “As vice chancellor, Mark Scott has a duty of care to all students. He has failed in this duty, and so must stand down. For weeks, the anti-Israel protesters have called for an intifada […]

Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler said, “The loss of life in Rafah yesterday is tragic, with reports that Israeli air strikes killed a significant number of civilians.” “This appears to be a tragic mistake.  We welcome the investigation announced by the IDF.” “It is completely unacceptable and illegal that Hamas is sheltering itself […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia calls on the Albanese Government to reject ICJ order and reaffirm Israel’s right to self-defence. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “On the very same day that Israel discovered the bodies of three hostages murdered by Hamas under an UNRWA facility, the International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to abandon […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia is appalled by the Albanese Government’s decision to vote for the General Assembly resolution to upgrade the status of the ‘State of Palestine’ and grant it additional rights and privileges within the United Nations. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “The Palestinians have rejected every peace plan ever offered to them. […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes Senator Sarah Henderson’s call for a Senate inquiry into campus antisemitism. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “The situation on campus is untenable. We call on the Government to support this inquiry, to ensure Jewish students feel safe on campus.” ZFA CEO Alon Cassuto said, “There is an urgent need […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the Prime Minister’s emphatic rejection of violent hate speech. Yesterday, it was reported that in a soon-to-be released documentary about the spike in antisemitism in Australia, Mr Albanese said he agreed with the assessment of former ASIO, Defence and DFAT head Dennis Richardson that the chant ‘from the River […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia is deeply concerned about the welfare of Jewish students on Australian campuses, and supports the Australasian Union of Jewish Students’ call to action. The AUJS statement is here. ZFA CEO Alon Cassuto said, “We warned universities last year about the manifestations of antisemitism on campuses, but the situation has gotten […]