August 15th, 2017

MEDIA RELEASE: Events in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Please see the full media release from the Executive Council of Australian Jewry about recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia. Download a PDF copy here. MEDIA RELEASE 15 August 2017 Events in Charlottesville,…

August 14th, 2017

ECAJ defends former High Court Justice Michael Kirby

MEDIA RELEASE 14 August 2017   ECAJ defends former High Court Justice Michael Kirby   The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has strongly defended former High Court judge Michael Kirby…

July 30th, 2017

ECAJ STATEMENT: Resolution on Israel-Palestinian conflict passed by NSW State ALP Conference on 30 July 2017

  STATEMENT BY ANTON BLOCK, PRESIDENT, AND PETER WERTHEIM AM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Resolution on Israel-Palestinian conflict passed by NSW State ALP Conference on 30 July 2017 Clearly, Israel still has many…

July 25th, 2017

Why recognising a Palestinian State now would be wrong

ECAJ Executive Director Peter Wertheim has written the following article, the publication of which is forthcoming in the Jerusalem Centre for Public Affairs Journal. To access a PDF version of this article,…

July 17th, 2017

Judge Theodor Meron confirms that legality of settlements and recognition of Palestinian state are completely separate issues

MEDIA RELEASE 17 July 2017 Judge Theodor Meron confirms that legality of settlements and recognition of Palestinian state are completely separate issues Former Australian Foreign Minister, Bob Carr, has on several…

July 17th, 2017

Statement from the Indian community regarding NSW Labor's proposed motion on Palestine

The ECAJ welcomes the following statement from seven organisations and Dr Yadu Singh on behalf of the Indian community in Australia concerning NSW Labor’s planned motion to recognise Palestine at its…