ECAJ statement on the government’s listing of IRGC as a state sponsor of terrorism.

“Although it was the Jewish community that was targeted in such a callous and cal­cu­lated way, by a ruthless and violent foreign force, simply because of who we are, these crimes presented a danger to all Aus­trali­ans”, said ECAJ President Daniel Aghion.

“The ECAJ has been calling for the IRGC to be listed as terrorist organ­isa­tion since 2022.”

“The IRGC’s purpose is not only to entrench the Ayatol­lahs’ theo­crat­ic rule in Iran but also to export Islamic revolu­tion region­ally and globally.”

“The IRGC acts through terrorist proxies such as Hamas and Hezbollah and also, more insi­di­ously, through a vast economic and cultural network which reaches many parts of the world, such as uni­ver­sit­ies, the media and social media.”

“It is a supremely malevol­ent organ­isa­tion that seeks to impose an alien and repugnant way of life on Australia and other western demo­cra­cies”

“We commend the gov­ern­ment and the par­lia­ment for demon­strat­ing resolute oppos­i­tion to the IRGC, and the necessary determ­in­a­tion to put a stop to its activ­it­ies on Aus­trali­an soil.”