The Australian Jewish NewsReal Talk with The ECAJ – The Australian Jewish News https://www.australianjewishnews.com/writers/real-talk-with-the-ecaj/ AJN Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:04:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Israeli annexation/sovereignty, and Israel/diaspora relations https://www.australianjewishnews.com/israeli-annexation-sovereignty-and-israel-diaspora-relations/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:34:11 +0000 https://www.australianjewishnews.com/?p=109224 Leading Israeli journalist and author Anshel Pfeffer reflects on the apparent non-issue of Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank, the state of relations between Israel and the Jewish diaspora and discusses the complex bonds of US and Israeli Jews.

 

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]]> Is anti-Zionism just antisemitism by another name? https://www.australianjewishnews.com/is-anti-zionism-just-antisemitism-by-another-name/ Wed, 17 Jun 2020 06:39:55 +0000 https://www.australianjewishnews.com/?p=107914 Is anti-Zionism just antisemitism by another name? Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-CEO Alex Ryvchin looks at the meaning, evolution and impact of anti-Zionism.

Listen to the podcast below.

 

 

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]]> Religious Freedom in Australia https://www.australianjewishnews.com/religious-freedom-in-australia/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 06:43:22 +0000 https://www.australianjewishnews.com/?p=107919 Prior to the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic, the issue of religious freedom in Australia was one of the leading items on the government’s legislative agenda and the subject of often intense media scrutiny and public debate.

In seeking to reform the laws around religious freedom, the government, in the words of the latest explanatory notes to the draft bill, is aiming to ensure that “all people are able to hold and manifest their faith, or lack thereof, in public without interference or intimidation.”

No doubt this issue will again feature prominently once government returns to normal business, so in the meantime, we wanted to launch our new podcast by going through the basics of this issue, and why it is so important to the Australian way of life.

Joining us to discuss this issue is Peter Wertheim, who has been representing the Jewish community in a diverse coalition of religious groups that have been consulting with government on this issue, and who is also co-chief executive officer at the Executive Council of Australian Jewry.

 

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