Recognition of Palestine is Not Enough, Sanctions Must Follow to Stop the Genocide. Read our full statement on Australian recognition of Palestine at: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/09/jewi...

The hit piece commissioned because they were scared of our ad:

Our ad is back tomorrow!

Brisbane Folk: come along and hear from Executive Committee member, Bart Shteinman at this event we're pleased to co-host! events.humanitix.com/should-anti-...

@sarahschwartz.bsky.social on ABC talking about our ad featuring Jews calling to sanction Israel NOW for the genocide in Gaza. The ad comes as the UN has released an authoritative report stating that Israel is committing a genocide. We need this message to be heard by ALL Australians.

UPDATE: Our ad has been pulled. While the Daily Telegraph and Herald Sun talk about freedom of speech all the time, they've decided that they won't be proceeding with our ad tomorrow. We still hope they will run our ad at a later date, because we need to broadcast the message, end the genocide!

We're launching a campaign to end the genocide in Gaza. Sign our petition to call on the Australian government to sanction Israel NOW. Tomorrow we'll be in the Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun so please: Snap a photo of yourself with the ad and tag us www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/09/peti...

Yesterday, DJ Matab addressed the Free Palestine rally and invited everyone to join us on Sunday the 21st for a concert with Jewish and Palestinian artists raising funds for children in Gaza. It's not too late to get your ticket at: tickets.cornerhotel.com/outlet/event...

It's not too late to get your tickets to the fundraiser for Palestinian children, supported by Australian charity Olive Kids at the Corner Hotel on September 21st! Tickets are selling fast so get yours at tickets.cornerhotel.com/outlet/event...

Come hear from artists like Jude Perl at the upcoming Gaza Solidarity Concert at The Corner Hotel in Richmond on September 21st at the link in our bio! Tickets selling fast so grab yours and help support Olive Kids doing vital work to assist Palestinian children.

We are calling out the upcoming Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism — backed by far-right pro-Israel groups, tied to weapons lobbyists, and linked to attacks on free speech. Show your support for a boycott of the event 👉 Head to: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/08/camp...

Executive officer Max Kaiser explains why we endorse the Sumud Flotilla and call for sanctions on Israel & an end to the two-way arms trade. The flotilla will attempt to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza to bring an end to what the UN have determined to be a "failure of humanity."

Statement: The Jewish Council of Australia stands with First Nations people after the cowardly Nazi attack on Camp Sovereignty. Our struggles against racism, fascism and the ongoing colonisation of this land are bound together. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

Each day more and more Jewish people are speaking out against Israel’s genocide against Palestinians. Last Sunday, we came together on Gadigal land as Jews opposed to Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza. If you want to join this growing movement, you can take action at: linktr.ee/jewishcouncil

Statement: Response to Iranian Government Involvement in Antisemitic Attacks

With news of further bombings of hospitals in Gaza overnight, Jewish Council executive officer @sarahschwartz.bsky.social explains that this is deliberate, this is a campaign of targeted killings of journalists and we need to take action and end the two-way arms trade with Israel now.

The Pro-Israel "Combat Antisemitism Movement" is funding councillors to go to the Gold Coast. We spoke to @australia.theguardian.com about how CAM has worrying connections to the Israeli government and no councillor should go on this junket. Full release: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/08/medi...

Jewish Council member, Bart Shteinman told the @australia.theguardian.com that he welcomed the banning of Rothman from Australia but that Australia must do more. Read Bart's quote and the full article at: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Recognition of Palestine MUST be combined with actions to stop the genocide. With the deliberate assassination overnight of Al-Jazeera journalists and plans to permanently occupy Gaza, the Australian government must take meaningful action and suspend military contracts with Israel!

Have a read of our Advisory Committee member Professor Dennis Altman AM's review of Rachel Shabi's great book in @theconversation.com! 🎟️ Grab your tickets to hear from this award-winning author LIVE: events.humanitix.com/host/jewish-... 🗓️ Aug 17 – Gadigal Land (Sydney) 🗓️ Aug 19 – Naarm (Melbourne)

The Jewish Council was proud to join the hundreds of thousands of Australians marching on Sunday to demand action from our political leadership. We demand an end to the genocide, today!

Media Release: Jewish Council backs march across Sydney Harbour Bridge We stand with – and join – those marching across the bridge and call for immediate action to stop the Gaza genocide and for a future where everyone is free, from the river to the sea.

The Jewish Council of Australia is horrified by the arson attack on the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation last night on Shabbat while worshippers were inside. There are no reported injuries.

MEDIA RELEASE: Jewish Council condemns FM Wong’s endorsement of US military strike on Iranian nuclear targets, which threatens to escalate a dangerous regional conflict and lead to more death and suffering

MEDIA RELEASE: Israel’s ongoing attacks on starving Gazans “As Jews, we cannot watch Palestinians starved, concentrated into zones to be shot with impunity, and not remember our own history. The Australian government must urgently act.”

Media release: Israel’s bombing of Iran places entire region at risk

Pro-Israel groups support American-Israeli influencer who was refused a visa for Islamophobia & anti-Palestinian racism The Minister for Home Affairs has denied a visa to Hillel Fuld for Islamophobic rhetoric and use of social media to deny “documented atrocities” against Palestinians in Gaza 1/8

Miriam Margolyes OBE has a message for the Australian Government: ‘Never let it be said that Australia assisted in starving a nation to death.’

An excellent conversation between US journalist and author Peter Beinart and our EO Sarah Schwartz is being broadcast on ABC Radio National’s Big Ideas tonight. Tune in live at 8pm or listen now via www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Today is a national day of action on Palestine. Help push our government to stand against this genocide. Make your voices heard.

Gut Yontiff / Chag Sameach for all of our Jewish followers this Shavuot.

Jewish Council Advisory Member Louise Adler AM does not mince words about Israel’s crimes against Gazans—forced starvation among them. Videography by Simon Aubor.

We are horrified by the shooting of two Israeli embassy staff, a young couple, near the Washington DC Jewish Museum. We abhor violence in all its forms. Our hearts are with their families and loved ones.

We're asking people to send us photos of themselves with a sign. For Jewish friends, the sign is JEWS SAY STOP STARVING GAZA or JEWS SAY END THE GENOCIDE. For non-Jewish friends, it's LET GAZA LIVE. SMS to +61493970412 or post on socials tagging us and #notinourname, #letgazalive, #endthegenocide

Thanks to everyone who joined our sold-out meet and greet event last night at Glen Huntley Park. We kvetched, we noshed, we discussed how to form Jewish communities grounded in Tikkun Olam, and we planned actions in solidarity with Palestine. Photo credit: Simon Aubor

‘Can I write that these scenes are reminiscent of Europe 80 years ago when my own people faced extinction? Under the IHRA definition of antisemitism, perhaps not.’ A must-read article by David Leser in The Sydney Morning Herald: www.smh.com.au/world/middle... #antisemitism #ihradefinition

Annabel Dulhunty has worked in humanitarian aid and development for over fifteen years. In this DevPolicy Blog article, she explains exactly how ‘Australia can do much more to try to end this human suffering.’ devpolicy.org/how-should-a... #auspol #jewishcouncil #jewishcouncilofaustralia

Sydney, we’re excited to invite you to our first meet and greet! This is your chance to meet us and meet each other, and to ask us anything. Come along to the Rose of Australia on 15 June. Tickets here: tinyurl.com/4ummxep4

Submissions to the NSW antisemitism inquiry show large cohorts of Jewish people reject the attempts at conflating Zionism with Judaism and criticism of Israel with antisemitism. Read the full report from @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social here: michaelwest.com.au/nsw-antisemi...

The Jewish Council calls on the re-elected Albanese government to immediately sanction Israel and comply with our obligations under the Genocide Convention and international law. This includes cutting all economic, military and diplomatic ties with Israel. Media release here: tinyurl.com/5ydypam7

Thanks to everyone who joined us last night in Brighton for our sold out fundraiser screening of the Oscar award winning documentary No Other Land, and conversation after the film. We raised over $4,000 for emergency funding for Masafer Yatta: savemasafaryatta.com/support-masafer-yatta/

​’Peter Dutton cannot claim to stand against antisemitism while giving cover to neo-Nazis and aligning himself with racists. If he truly cared about Jewish safety, he wouldn’t be doing preference deals with One Nation and repeating lines that embolden the far right.’ — Sarah Schwartz, Jewish Council

Jewish friends, are you looking for open, honest and critical discussion about Israel, Palestine, Zionism, and Jewishness? If you’re interested in meeting like-minded Jewish people, please complete this form: tinyurl.com/4kdttd4e.

Today marks 83 years since the Warsaw ghetto uprising. In the words of Marek Edelman, last surviving leader of the uprising and lifelong anti-zionist: “To be a Jew means always being with the oppressed, never with the oppressors”

Thank you to @davidshoebridge.bsky.social for mentioning in the Senate our joint statement with six other Australian Jewish groups, calling on the government to impose sanctions on Israel after it resumed its horrific bombardment of Gaza. You can read more on our website: tinyurl.com/4npyxcr6

In the US, university students and staff are facing deportation for speaking out against the state of Israel. In Australia, this heated topic is ramping up too. You can read the article by Professor A. Dirk Moses, Dr Lana Latour, and Assoc. Professor Geoffrey Braham Levey at tinyurl.com/256wa35d.

The resumption of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, with the full backing of the US government, is an outrage. Israel’s ongoing assault will only deepen the devastation and suffering already inflicted on Gazans.

Our media release today, on the report to the UN Human Rights Council by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel. Read the response from our EO Dr Max Kaiser at jewishcouncil.com.au.

Chag Purim Sameach!