On Monday, Palestinian rioters, again violently protested along the border between Gaza and Israel. The stated aim of the “Great March of Return” is to breach Israel’s border and cause harm to Israeli civilians and soldiers. President of the Zionist Federation of Australia Dr. Danny Lamm...
Citizens in Israel's north have been warned to open their bomb shelters as Iran and Syria threaten devastating military action against Israel. Israel has responded with pre-emptive strategic strikes on Syrian military bases and is preparing to defend its citizens as and when the need...
Statement from ZFA President Dr Danny Lamm AM on Iran: “The material recently released to the world by Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu proves that the much vaunted Iran nuclear deal - the JCPOA agreement - was founded on more than one lie made by Iran to...
The Zionist Federation of Australia is thoroughly appalled by the speech given by Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah in which Abbas blamed Jewish behaviour and not anti-Semitism for the centuries of persecution they endured in Europe which culminated in the Holocaust. Dr...
The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) applauds Australia on its principled vote in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday. The UNHRC which counts human rights luminaries such as Saudi Arabia, Rwanda, Qatar and Iraq as members has an obsessive pre-occupation with Israel which...
On Friday when we had already welcomed in Shabbat in Australia, a Palestinian terrorist rammed into a patrol of IDF soldiers killing two soldiers and wounding two others. The soldiers were named as Lieutenant Ziv Daus aged 21 and Sergeant Netanel Kahalani aged 20. The terrorist...
President of the Zionist Federation of Australia, Dr. Danny Lamm AM responded to the news that the decision to grant Malka Leifer bail has been reversed. "It was very distressing to hear that Malka Leifer had been granted bail, so I welcome the news that this has...
On Wednesday it was revealed that Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate’s Unit 8200 helped to foil an Islamic State attempt to bomb a flight from Sydney last August. Israeli intelligence transferred information to Australian authorities, leading to the arrest of a number of suspects who were in...
Following the recent decision by a psychiatric panel that Malka Leifer was too unwell to face an Israeli court again, President of the Zionist Federation of Australia Dr Danny Lamm AM issued the following statement: “I reiterate my unwavering support and that of the Federation for...
Statement on UN General Assembly vote on US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital: Dr. Danny Lamm, President of the Zionist Federation of Australia, expressed his disappointment at the shameful United Nations General Assembly vote which called for the United States to rescind their recognition of...
Joint statement from Dr. Danny Lamm, President of the Zionist Federation of Australia and Sharene Hambur, President of Zionism Victoria: We are delighted that Premier Daniel Andrews officially opened a Victorian Government trade and investment office in Israel yesterday. Victoria’s move is the first ever by...
Dr. Danny Lamm said: "Recent media criticism of Michael Danby’s campaign to hold ABC Jerusalem Bureau Chief Sophie McNeill to account for her dishonest reporting has painted him as something of a loner when it comes to the concerns he has expressed. Nothing could be further...
Media Release from the Zionist Federation of Australia on the NSW Resolution on Israel and Palestine: The NSW Labor Party held its State Conference yesterday, and our local news has been dominated by stories of the resolution concerning Israel and the recognition of a Palestinian State. The...
The Zionist Federation of Australia is delighted by the success of the communal function for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which was held at the Central Synagogue in Sydney last night in front of 2,000 community members, politicians and journalists. PM Netanyahu and Australian Prime Minister...
For Immediate Release The Zionist Federation is delighted to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the eve of his historic visit to Australia. President of the ZFA, Dr. Danny Lamm said, "there has been much anticipation for this visit, and now that the visit is upon us,...
