Executive Council of Australian Jewry - ECAJ

24/08/2026

“To our Jewish community, we say, ‘We hear you, we see you, we stand with you. This is your home, you should not feel afraid.’ At the Royal Commission this morning, Mayor of Port Phillip Alex Maikin discusses the local council statement spearheaded with Glen Eira Council that was put out post Bondi.

24/08/2026

Elfa Moraitakis of SydWest Multicultural Services said concerns and unease among communities in the city’s western suburbs became very evident in the wake of the Chanukah attack.

23/08/2026

Read Henry Ergas’s damning verdict on Justice Desmond Fagan’s antisemitism ruling at ecaj.org.au.

20/08/2026

When pushed by Nicholas Bender, counsel for ECAJ and other Jewish communal bodies, Rita Jabri Markwell of the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network conceded that she believed a Jewish person could be completely opposed to the actions of the Israeli government, but if they identified as a Zionist they could be subjected to dehumanising language.

20/08/2026

Rita Jabri Markwell of the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network insisted that Zionism is nothing more than a political ideology and has as much to do with Judaism as ISIS has to do with Islam.

20/08/2026

20/08/2026

Antisemitism and other forms of racism can only be dealt with through wholesale systemic change, according to Australian Human Rights Commission's Giridharan Sivaraman and Katie Kiss.

19/08/2026

Interfaith activist Abe Schwarz told the Royal Commission about the Biblical principle that inspires him to connect with ‘the other’

19/08/2026

Sandy Kouroupidis of the Faith Communities Council of Victoria discussed the success of the annual Interfaith Festival, which gives locals a fun insight into the lives of people from other religions.

19/08/2026

Addressing the Royal Commission, AEA discussed the ELC she runs with her husband. Boasting staff from a wide range of ethnicities and attracting children from a variety of backgrounds, the youngsters develop shared Australian values, preempting the differences that could create barriers in later life.