Defending our rights as Australian Jews

Defending our rights as Australian Jews

To download this statement in PDF format, please click here.


Like all Aus­trali­ans, Jewish Aus­trali­ans have the right to fight back against those who smear us, boycott us, make lists about us and pledge to destroy us.

We have the right to stand up to journ­al­ists who put their politics and prejudice above pro­fes­sion­al respons­ib­il­ity.

We have the right to lodge com­plaints where we feel reporting falls short of a broadcaster’s own standards.

We have the right to denounce influ­en­cers incite against us and direct their followers to harass and threaten Jewish women.

Members of our community have the right to par­ti­cip­ate in Whatsapp groups formed in response to Lawyers for Palestine, Archi­tects for Palestine, Teachers for Palestine and Creatives for Palestine.

We do so with pride and integrity for the good of our people and our society, and we will continue to do so.

Daniel Aghion KC

President, Executive Council of Aus­trali­an Jewry

Federal Budget allocation of additional funds for Jewish community security

Witness evidence from each day of the Royal Commission.

ECAJ Research Director giving evidence to the Royal Commission

The second week of Royal Commission public hearings runs from Monday 11 May to Friday 15 May. You can watch the hearings live here.

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