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 Danny Lamm AM, President of the ZFA said “Abbas’ […]

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 resulted in the passage of yet another five resolutions […]

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 admitted that his goal was to murder soldiers.  On Sunday, […]

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 now been reversed and her extradition hearing will take […]

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 the advanced stages of preparing an attack that would […]

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 the victims of sexual abuse in our community and […]

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 Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “In 2017 alone, […]

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 an Australian state government to open an office in […]

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 from the truth. There is widespread grassroots support for […]

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 resolution urged the next Labor government to recognise […]

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 Malcolm Turnbull entered with the official party which […]

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, I am glad that leaders of our […]