The Zionist Federation of Australia is deeply concerned with the renewed rocket attacks on Israeli civilians and the unrest in Jerusalem and fully supports Israel’s right and duty to protect its citizens. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “Each of the hundreds of Palestinian rockets fired from Gaza and aimed at Israeli civilians is a war […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the Prime Minister’s decision to withdraw from the Durban IV event. ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “The Prime Minister’s decision is a sign of leadership. It continues his government’s principled position of refusing to cooperate with the UN’s anti-Israel resolutions and activities. Mr Morrison’s decision is also a continuation […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia has joined over 100 organisations from across the world calling on Facebook to adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism. The working definition has become the global benchmark for assessing actions and comments that are (or are not) antisemitic. The IHRA working definition of antisemitism specifically states that criticism of […]

Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler welcomed the principled stance taken by the Australian Government at the UN General Assembly. In a series of General Assembly votes over the past month, Australia has retained the voting pattern it formed last year, shortly after Scott Morrison became prime minister. “Mr Morrison has stuck to his […]

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated on 18 November that “the establishment of Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank is not, per se, inconsistent with international law”. Mr Pompeo stated that the Trump Administration’s position did not seek to pre-determine the fate of the settlements or the status of the West Bank and […]

As Yom Kippur drew to a close in Australia, the Zionist Federation Australia (ZFA) was shocked and devastated to learn of the shooting attack outside a synagogue in the German town of Halle. The entire attack was live-streamed by the alleged perpetrator including a rant to the camera from his car before the attack in […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) welcomed the news that Israeli police have recommended that Deputy Health Minister Ya’acov Litzman be indicted on charges of fraud and breach of trust relating to the Malka Leifer case. Leifer, an alleged paedophile and former principal of Adass Israel School in Melbourne was arrested in Israel in February […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) condemned controversial comments made by Israeli Education Minister and leader of Habayit Hayehudi Rabbi Rafi Peretz. Peretz’s comments concerned conversion therapy for gay youth and the annexation of the entire West Bank, without giving Palestinians the right to vote. President of the ZFA Jeremy Leibler said, “I strongly condemn comments […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) is extremely concerned about the depiction of the situation in the Gaza Strip presented in Todd Sampson’s Body Hack on Network Ten. Despite Sampson’s declaration that his piece was not intended to be political and that it would be a balanced portrayal of the situation in Gaza, the item that […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) is pleased to have unanimously adopted two forward looking resolutions at its recent executive meeting on Tuesday 18 June. The ZFA is the first national roof body to have officially endorsed the Gender Equality Pledge initiated by the National Council of Jewish Women Australia – NCJWA (Vic). The resolution […]

6 May 2019. This Statement has been updated to reflect the number of casualties and rockets fired from Gaza at Israeli civilians. 7 May 2019. The names of all four victims who lost their lives as a result of terror and total injuries have been updated and included below. The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) […]

The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has welcomed the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) decision that it would strip Malaysia of its right to host the upcoming World Para Swimming Championships, after Malaysia announced that it would ban Israeli athletes from competing – the only country in the world whose athletes were to be excluded. The […]