ECAJ

The @ECAJewry has warmly congratulated @ScottMorrisonMP and the Coalition parties on being returned to power following the May 18 Federal election. We wish the new government every success. Read our full statement here http://www.ecaj.org.au/2019/media-release-australian-federal-election-results/ …

Bob Hawke was one of the giants of Australian public life. From the time that he first visited Israel in 1971 he became a passionate advocate of its right to live in peace, to grow and develop, and to realise its full potential. Bob Hawke 1929-2019.http://www.ecaj.org.au/2019/bob-hawke/ 

Where do the parties stand on #education? We asked leaders of the Coalition, the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Greens ahead of the #FederalElection. See full party responses in our 2019 Questionnaire. http://www.ecaj.org.au/2019/ecaj-federal-election-survey-2019/ … #Australia

Where do the parties stand on the definition of #antisemitism? We asked leaders of the Coalition, the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Greens ahead of the #FederalElection. See full party responses in our 2019 Questionnaire. http://www.ecaj.org.au/2019/ecaj-federal-election-survey-2019/ … #Australia

Where do the parties stand on the status of #Jerusalem? We asked leaders of the Coalition, the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Greens ahead of the #FederalElection. See full party responses in our 2019 Questionnaire. http://www.ecaj.org.au/2019/ecaj-federal-election-survey-2019/ … #Australia

“The topics covered by the questions reflect the concerns of our community...These topics are highly diverse – from combating antisemitism in challenging times, to foreign policy and support for Israel, communal security and religious freedoms.” http://www.jwire.com.au/four-days-to-go-ecaj-canvasses-political-leaders/ … @J_wire

Following up on our survey of the major parties' policies on major issues of concern to the Jewish community, we also afforded the Member for Wentworth and other candidates for the seat the opportunity to respond to our questionnairehttp://www.ecaj.org.au/2019/federal-election-2019-spotlight-on-wentworth/ …

Where do the parties stand on the status of Jerusalem, the IHRA definition of antisemitism, BDS, funding for communal security, religious freedoms, the threat of Iran? Read our press statement and full survey results herehttp://www.ecaj.org.au/2019/ecaj-federal-election-survey-2019/ …

“To accuse Israel of apartheid & genocide, to whitewash the crimes of Hamas, a designated terrorist organisation committed to the destruction of a sovereign state & Jewish people worldwide, is a means of inciting hatred against Israelis” - Alex Ryvchinhttps://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/federal-election-2019-greens-attacks-on-israel-exposed/news-story/3d0dc9ad38876ec539199dea53b26798 …

Also in @TimesofIsrael Blogshttps://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-genocidal-propensity-of-anti-semitism/ …

"While all forms of racism possess characteristics in common, antisemitism has one unique characteristic ― it tends to become genocidal." - article by @ECAJewry Research Director, Julie Nathan https://www.abc.net.au/religion/the-genocidal-propensity-of-antisemitism/11099498 … @ABCReligion

@ECAJewry Co-CEO Alex Ryvchin delivered keynote speeches at Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremonies in Queensland. His speech has been published by @ABCaustralia https://www.abc.net.au/religion/the-memory-of-the-holocaust-and-the-mystery-of-unfathomable-evil/11090240 … @ABCaustralia

Yesterday, Uniting Church & Jewish community representatives, including @ECAJewry Research Director Julie Nathan, met in Sydney to consider the “spate of racist invective, vandalism and harassment” which is marring the 2019 Federal Election http://www.jwire.com.au/no-place-for-hate-in-australian-election-debate/ … @J_wire

The @ECAJewry condemns the actions of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other terrorist groups in Gaza which over the last two days have fired more than 450 rockets, mortars and other explosive projectiles targeted at civilian population centres in Southern Israelhttp://www.ecaj.org.au/2019/media-release-ecaj-condemns-latest-hamas-rocket-attacks-on-israel/ …

An exceptional speech by keynote speaker, by Dr Brendan Nelson AO, at the @NSWJBD Yom Hashoah commemoration ceremony 2019. Read Dr Nelson’s full speech herehttp://www.ecaj.org.au/2019/text-of-keynote-address-to-yom-hashoah-commemoration-2019-by-dr-brendan-nelson-ao/ …