Executive Council of Australian Jewry

Australian Jewish leaders appeal to Benjamin Netanyahu to reconsider Litzman appointment

Yaakov Litzman, Israel’s newly named health minister, is under investigation for allegedly blocking the extradition of alleged child sexual abuser Malka Leifer.

By Henry Benjamin January 1, 2020 8:39 am

Australia sees 30 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents

In one incident, a 12-year-old student in Melbourne was forced by other schoolchildren to kiss the feet of a Muslim fellow student.

November 26, 2019 7:52 am

Aussie lawmaker attacks national broadcaster over perceived anti-Israel bias

Michael Danby paid a Jewish paper to run taxpayer-funded ads accusing a prominent journalist of downplaying the murder of three Israelis.

October 9, 2017 7:15 am

Australian Greens leader slammed for ‘unprecedented’ critique of Shimon Peres

October 19, 2016 11:55 am

Australian church: Jesus was not Palestinian

December 28, 2015 6:51 am

Anti-Semitic incidents fall in Australia

November 30, 2015 8:37 am

Anti-Semitic incidents in Australia jump by a third

November 11, 2014 7:23 am

5 teens arrested in Sydney for threatening Jewish students on bus

August 7, 2014 6:48 am

Australian Jewish leaders decry proposed changes to hate laws

March 26, 2014 8:20 am

Number of anti-Semitic incidents increased in Australia, report shows

November 26, 2013 6:12 am

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