Jewish Council of Australia

17/06/2026

The Australian Jewish community is not a monolith, this is an argument we have made in our submission to the Royal Commission and in coverage today in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age.

To read our submission in full, head to the link in the comments below!

16/06/2026

This weekend, we filed our submission to the Royal Commission. Read it in full at the link below!

15/06/2026

"She could never say show me the good Jews. She could not say she could not say Jews are slowly taking control of Britain and France. She says that about Muslims so we other people in the media who mark her on a different standard."

Raf Epstein points out on Insiders this week, how Pauline Hanson is held to a different standard when she talks about Muslims than when she talks about Jews

10/06/2026

Help demand a meeting with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister for those aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla!

Call Anthony Albanese on (02) 6277 7700 and Penny Wong on (02) 6277 7500 to ask why they haven't met with the Aussies who've returned home from the Global Sumud Flotilla, despite horrific abuse by the Israeli military.

03/06/2026

"The repression of free speech on Palestine on university campuses betrays the core mission of a public university and presents a broader threat to our human rights and democracy."

Read "Erasure in the Academy", the final report of the People's Inquiry into Campus Free Speech on Palestine, co-authored by advisory committee member Linda Briskman at the link below.

02/06/2026

The Jewish Council demands country-level sanctions as West Bank settler outposts targeted.

Today's sanctions by the Australian government are a welcome step but they do not go nearly far enough. See the full media release at the link below.

27/05/2026

Eid Mubarak! Wishing our Muslim siblings and comrades a joyous and blessed Eid al-Adha.

Our thoughts are especially with those observing Eid amid war and genocide. We will continue our work for their liberation and peace for all.

27/05/2026

Read our Executive Director, Sarah Schwartz, and Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh’s piece in ABC Religion and Ethics on why government and institutions should follow suit from the ABC and SBS and reject the controversial IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism.

A framework that mistakes scrutiny of a state for atrocities against a people will not keep Jewish Australians safe. It will gag debate, divide communities and entrench the very confusion on which antisemitism has always fed.

A framework that mistakes scrutiny of a state for atrocities against a people will not keep Jewish Australians safe. It will gag debate, divide communities and entrench the very confusion on which antisemitism has always fed.

26/05/2026

A huge congratulations to JCA Advisory Committee member, Professor Clare Wright OAM for her incredible new book - Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions which has won the Book of the Year at the NSW Literary Awards.

As Clare told the ABC (article below):

"Criticising governments for their actions is not hate speech. Criticising Israel for its genocide in Gaza is not anti-Semitism, and I say that as a Jewish Australian.”