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Jewish Council welcomes UK, Canada, France and others banning settlement trade, urges Australia to not be left behind

MEDIA RELEASE 09 September 2026 The Jewish Council of Australia welcomes moves by twelve countries including the UK, Canada, ...
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Jewish Council welcomes Digital Duty of Care Bill, calls on all parties to back it

MEDIA RELEASE 0 2026 The Jewish Council of Australia has welcomed the Albanese Government’s Digital Duty of Care Bill, […] ...
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Petition: say no to Herzog visiting Australia

NOTE: This petition is now closed, to keep up to date with future petitions, sign up to our newsletter. Prime Minister Albanese will be rolling out the red carpet for a visit from Israeli President ...
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Recognition of Palestine not enough, Sanctions Must Follow to Stop Genocide

SYDNEY – The Jewish Council of Australia affirms the Palestinian people’s fundamental right to self-determination—a right that has been systematically denied by the Israeli state. Australia’s decision ...
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Jewish Council demands country-level sanctions as West Bank settler outposts targeted

The Jewish Council of Australia has acknowledged the federal government’s expansion of human rights sanctions against extremist Israeli settlers, but warns that targeting isolated individuals and ...
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Settler Terrorism Must End: Jewish Council Urges Australian Government to Issue Country-Level Sanctions Immediately

The Jewish Council is calling on the Australian Government to issue country-level sanctions against the Israeli Government, as Palestinian families in the West Bank village of Qusra have spent nearly ...
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Media Release: Unity, safety and prevention — not fulfilling divisive pro-Israel wishlist — must guide the Government’s response to Bondi attack

In the wake of the horrific antisemitic attack in Bondi, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today made a series of announcements in regard to combatting antisemitism and stated that the Government would ...
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Jewish Council of Australia slams universities’ adoption of dangerous, politicised and unworkable antisemitism definition

Today, Australia’s 39 universities endorsed a dangerous and politicised definition of antisemitism which threatens academic freedom, will have a chilling effect on legitimate criticism of Israel, and ...
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Complete Injustice for Zomi, Hind and Countless Other Victims: Jewish Council Says Australia Must Expel Israeli Ambassador

The Israeli Government’s decision not to pursue criminal charges over the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom is a grave injustice and strengthens the case for Australia to impose ...
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CAMPAIGN: Is your mayor attending a far-right junket?

Across the country, our local mayors and councillors are being offered all-expenses-paid trips to a so-called “antisemitism summit” on the Gold Coast, run by a far-right, US-based lobby group called ...
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Jewish Council Calls on Australian Government to Demand Release of Gaza Doctor Whose Life Is in Immediate Danger in Israeli Detention

The Jewish Council of Australia is calling on the Australian Government to publicly demand the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital. Earlier this ...
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ICC arrest warrants demonstrate urgent need for Australia to cut ties and sanction Israel

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the country’s former defence minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes relating ...