Palestinians
From left: Richard Marles, Judith Collins, Penny Wong and Winston Peters. Photo: Facebook
March 20, 2026, 10:39 am
AIJAC welcomes stance on Iran, criticises omission of Hamas
'Any credible pathway to peace requires acknowledging the full picture,' AIJAC executive director Colin Rubenstein says
By AJN STAFF
Isaac Herzog in Australia in 2018. Photo: Peter Haskin
February 7, 2026, 10:48 am
Claims that Isaac Herzog ‘incited genocide’ are baseless incitement
Claims that Israeli President Isaac Herzog incited genocide in Gaza have spread ahead of his visit, but the record shows these accusations misrepresent his words
By AIJAC STAFF
Members of the UN Security Council raise their hands to vote in favor of a draft resolution to authorize an International Stabilization Force in Gaza, on November 17, 2025 at UN headquarters in New York City. (Adam Gray/Getty Images/AFP)
November 18, 2025, 1:16 pm
UN approves Trump’s Gaza peace plan
The PA welcomes UN backing for the US Gaza plan as Israel and Hamas issue sharply opposing responses.
By TOI STAFF
Lynda Ben-Menashe (bottom row, 2nd from right) with family in Israel.
November 4, 2025, 4:41 pm
Israel: the real stories behind the slogans
The diverse people living in Israel and their individual human stories rarely feature in the falsified post-truth world of social and mainstream media
By Lynda Ben-Menashe
Demonstrators cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge on August 3, 2025. Photo: David GRAY / AFP
October 17, 2025, 11:49 am
Changing minds is a fight against human nature
Belief is resistant to change at the best of times, but when coupled with strong emotion and group identity, it becomes an immoveable force
By Pete Malicki
A Palestinian woman at an UNRWA camp for internally displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 28, 2024. Photo: Eyad Baba/AFP
September 25, 2025, 12:45 pm
Countries recognising Palestine ignore refugee issue
By LUKE TRESS 
PA President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the UN General Assembly in September 2024. Photo: Stephanie Keith / Getty Images via AFP
September 19, 2025, 2:14 pm
Palestinian promises ‘unlikely to be implemented’, AIJAC report finds
'Because recognition is not linked to real, verifiable change, Australia and other countries risk rewarding extremism and corruption, not building peace'
By AJN STAFF
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announcing on Monday that Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at UN general assembly. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
September 18, 2025, 3:43 pm
Jewish roof bodies urge governments to reconsider Palestinian recognition
The ECAJ, Board of Deputies of British Jews, and Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (Canada) have urged their governments to reconsider recognising a Palestinian state
By AJN STAFF
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a press conference in Canberra, May 26, 2025. Photo: AAP Image/Lukas Coch.
September 17, 2025, 2:11 pm
The useful contribution Australia can make in New York
As Albanese heads to New York, Australia must challenge the UN’s hollow gestures on Palestine and insist on accountability, real negotiations, and Israel’s equal place at the table
By Mike Kelly
John Howard addressing the UIA Victoria gala dinner. Photo: Peter Haskin
September 4, 2025, 12:44 pm
Howard and Downer condemn Palestine recognition as betrayal of international law
They accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke of undermining Australia's relationship with Israel for 'short-term domestic political advantage'
By AJN STAFF
StandWithUs Australia executive director Michael Gencher.
August 17, 2025, 10:30 am
The dangerous reward for ‘any means necessary’
'Any means necessary” is not a blank cheque for terrorism. It is not an excuse for targeting synagogues, Jewish schools, or members of the Jewish community'
By MICHAEL GENCHER
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee at a dinner for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on July 7, 2025. Photo: Andrew Harnik / Getty Images via AFP
August 15, 2025, 11:21 am
Huckabee lashes Australia over Palestine recognition
'The timing has been very hurtful to any prospects of negotiating some settlement in Gaza with Hamas, they basically walked away'
By AJN STAFF
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Photo: Sergei Bobylev/Photo host agency RIA Novosti via AP
August 13, 2025, 2:49 pm
Australia’s naivete and ignorance and its betrayal of Israel
'The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister are rehashing nothing more than an unrealistic dream without really understanding what practicalities lie behind that expression'
By Alan Baker
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August 12, 2025, 9:15 pm
An open letter to the Australian Jewish community
'The Coalition would have never made this call and we do not agree with it. A Coalition Government would only recognise a Palestinian State at the conclusion of a proper peace process'
By SUSSAN LEY
Hamas-held hostage Evyatar David filmed digging what he says he fears will be his own grave in a tunnel in Gaza, in a Hamas propaganda video released earlier this month.
August 11, 2025, 5:02 pm
Recognising a Palestinian state rewards Hamas
Recognising a Palestinian state now before preconditions are met for peace and statehood and before the hostages are home, is not the answer, and will likely be a disaster
By Sharyn Kolieb
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