Executive Council of Aus­trali­an Jewry co-CEO Alex Ryvchin said: “Describ­ing rocket attacks by a terrorist organ­isa­tion as acts of “resi­li­ence”, without also stip­u­lat­ing such acts con­sti­tute a war crime that endanger both Israelis and Palestini­ans, is entirely unac­cept­able. Resi­li­ence is a positive virtue, something to be admired and encour­aged. We would never see the crimes of ISIS or Al-Qaeda framed in this way. It is language we would expect from Al Jazeera or Iranian state media not our national broad­caster. It serves to glamorise Hamas’s crimes. The fact that the ABC cannot see that even after heavy criticism from com­munit­ies and other journ­al­ists is dis­turb­ing.”