On Thursday, the Prime Ministers of Australia, Canada and New Zealand issued a joint statement, about the possibility of an Israeli military operation in Rafah. The Zionist Federation of Australia has issued this statement in response:   The Zionist Federation of Australia notes the joint statement issued by the Prime Ministers of Australia, New Zealand […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia celebrates the rescue of Fernando Marman and Louis Har from Rafah. Zionist Federation of Australia CEO Alon Cassuto said the rescue showed the value Israel places on human life. “The rescue reiterates the precision and care with which the IDF is operating in Gaza”, he said, “and reminds us all […]

On 9 October 2023, two days after the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, a rally was held on the steps of the Sydney Opera House in an attempt to prevent Jews from gathering in solidarity to mourn the massacres carried out by Hamas. NSW Police advised the Jewish community not to attend the […]

ZFA President Jeremy Leibler has participated in a global forum on antisemitism convened by the Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli at the Knesset. Also speaking at the conference was Yaakov Hagoel, Chairmen of the World Zionist Organisation, Josh Schwartz, Secretary-General of he Jewish Agency for Israel, Dani Dayan, Chairman of Yad Vashem, and representatives […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia, in partnership with the Jewish Agency for Israel, has organised a week-long delegation of Australian Jewish youth leaders to visit Israel. The delegation will be in Israel from 1 to 7 February. Zionist Federation of Australia CEO Alon Cassuto said, “This group represents the best of our community’s next generation, […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia denounces South Africa’s reprehensible conduct at the International Court of Justice and welcomes the fact that the ICJ has effectively dismissed South Africa’s demand that Israel be prohibited from defending its own people and has called on Hamas to immediately release all remaining Israeli hostages. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s decision to temporarily pause funding to UNRWA, and calls on the government to insist on reforms before funding it is resumed. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “While we welcome Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s decision to pause funding to UNRWA, the problems with UNRWA go far deeper […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia salutes Scott Morrison on his retirement from politics. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “Scott Morrison has long been a close friend of the Australian Jewish community and of Israel, and we salute his leadership in this regard. He held to some simple truths: that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia is disappointed that Foreign Minister Penny Wong will not visit the sites of the Hamas massacre during her visit to Israel. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “A visit to Ground Zero of the worst antisemitic attack since the Holocaust would have been an important show of solidarity with Israel and […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia slammed the South African case against Israel at the International Court of Justice and called on Australia to publicly condemn it. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said that as a respected middle power Australia has strongly pushed for the international rule of law and has an important role to play with […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia criticised a mooted conference to be held in Melbourne in late-January, and called on the Victorian Institute for Teaching and the Department of Education to investigate potential breaches in the teachers’ code of conduct. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “Parents don’t want dangerous radicalisation from the Middle East or elsewhere […]

On Sunday 17 December, Victorian school teacher Guan Jie ‘Jason’ Wong said, at a public rally, “Hamas is doing exactly what they have to do.” Mr Wong has previously called on the Victorian Government to allow teachers to advocate for the Palestinian cause at schools. Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler said, “We rely […]