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Elie Wiesel – Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate, and one of the most powerful moral voices of the 20th century – reflects on memory, suffering, and the duty to remember. In this haunting yet hopeful message, he insists that even in the face of unimaginable cruelty, we must find…
In a world that sometimes feels darker by the day, a ray of light shone brightly at one of softball’s most prestigious tournaments – the Canada Cup. During a match between New Zealand and Israel, the Israeli team was subjected to a torrent of abuse by so-called pro-Palestinian…
This is what resistance looked like for Jews in the ghettos under Nazi rule. Not vengeance. Not terror. But the courage to teach in secret, to gather and pray, to document the truth so it couldn't be erased. Even in the darkest of times, Jews resisted with dignity, humanity,…
"Hamas is running a deliberate and false propaganda campaign that presents a distorted picture of the humanitarian situation." - Colonel Abdullah Halabi of the IDF speaks about the truth of aid into Gaza, taking you into the Kerem Shalom crossing - where hundreds and hundreds of…
They survived the unthinkable – and now, they’re using their voices to honour those who didn’t. Former hostages Daniella Gilboa and Karina Ariev performed 'Maybe I’ll Find a Door' – a song written by Daniella and her friends at Nahal Oz before October 7. The song was first…
"Jillian Segal’s appointment as Australia’s Special Envoy to combat anti-Semitism was booby-trapped from the start, thanks to the deeply ambivalent and politically compromised government that appointed her as well as the unique nature of anti-Semitism itself – a mutating…

On Piers Morgan Uncensored, Israeli-American journalist and activist Emily Schrader breaks down why accusations of genocide in Gaza don’t hold up under international law. She argues that using loaded terms like genocide and ethnic cleansing without meeting the legal threshold…
Hannah Szenes was an Israeli national hero who bravely parachuted into Nazi territory during World War 2 in order to save Jews. She joined a partisan group in Yugoslavia, but was captured crossing into Hungary. She was tortured for months before being eventually executed by…
Here's what's really happening in Gaza | Israel Undiplomatic JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Blum and Mark Regev, former Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom—both former advisers at the Israeli Prime Minister's Office — discuss the distorted media narrative playing out…
🇸🇾🇮🇱 What actually just happened in Syria – and why did Israel get involved? In this bite-sized explainer, AIJAC’s @RebeccaDavis___ unpacks the crisis and Israel’s powerful bond with the Druze – in just over two minutes. To learn more, read AIJAC's 'Fast Facts: Violence in…
In an interview with @thefreepress, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee warns that the current surge in anti-Israel rhetoric – especially false accusations of genocide – risks repeating a deadly pattern. When Jews are blamed for society’s worst ills, history shows where it…
“Why would Hamas agree to any deal when statements like the one Australia signed give it every reason to continue refusing?” Writing in the Daily Telegraph, AIJAC’s Dr Colin Rubenstein responds to the joint statement released by Australia and 27 other countries, warning that…

"We are guided by our unshakable moral compass. We will not stand idly by while innocent minorities are slaughtered, just kilometres away from the Israeli family members." - Danny Danon, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations speaking at the United Nations Security Council.
"The entire agency has abandoned neutrality [with] no exception and no accountability. [It] relies almost exclusively on Hamas-run sources." - Danny Danon, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations.
"Hamas, on the other hand, has stepped up its efforts to prevent direct distribution of this food and aid to Gazans, and this is further proof of Hamas's cruelty." - Israeli Government spokesperson David Mencer. Video: @davidmencer
"Because we know that a ceasefire that leaves Hamas in place just starts the clock ticking towards the next war." – Sky News Australia’s James Macpherson speaks with former Israeli Government spokesperson Eylon Levy on the joint statement – signed by Australia and 27 other…
Every war has civilian tragedy – but only in Israel’s war are the lies of Hamas – a terror group – treated as fact by the media. Hamas hides behind civilians – literally. It wants both Israelis and Palestinians dead, using homes and hospitals as shields while inflating death…
Amid mounting claims of famine and accusations that it is blocking aid from Hamas, the UN, and foreign governments, Israel is pointing to visual evidence and data showing that it is allowing aid into Gaza – and says the real obstruction is happening after the aid arrives, due to…



"Think of that: Australian foreign policy has sunk so low that it's been welcomed by the Hamas Islamist terrorist outfit. The same mob that murders men, women, and children, rapes and tortures them, takes them hostage, still holds them hostage and uses its own people as human…
“Most telling of all is that Hamas has welcomed the statement… [clearly meaning] that such a statement demonstrates serious flaws in its basic understanding of right and wrong.” Writing in the West Australian, AIJAC’s Justin Amler notes that the joint statement signed by…
![AIJAC_Update's tweet image. “Most telling of all is that Hamas has welcomed the statement… [clearly meaning] that such a statement demonstrates serious flaws in its basic understanding of right and wrong.”
Writing in the West Australian, AIJAC’s Justin Amler notes that the joint statement signed by…](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GwgrbWPWUAEtfrs.jpg)