The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) is the federal roof body of all Zionist organisations and activity in Australia. President:
@jeremyleibler
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💙🫶🏼They could never hate us more than we love each other. Spontaneous celebrations in Melbourne after hearing the news that four Israeli hostages were rescued by the IDF.
Six former Prime Ministers have signed a statement condemning Hamas and in support of Israel and Australia’s Jewish community.
They have also unambiguously called for the unconditional return of the more than 220 hostages kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October, and called out the evil
JOINT STATEMENT BY
@jeremyleibler
, PRESIDENT OF THE ZIONIST FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA AND JILLIAN SEGAL, PRESIDENT OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN JEWRY
We, the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) and the
@ECAJewry
, are highly concerned by the comments made by Foreign
🇮🇱 📍 Federation Square, Melbourne.
Powerful vigil held in Melbourne tonight to mark one month in terrorist captivity for 240 Israelis.
Israel’s national anthem, Hatikvah (the Hope), holds so much more weight when there is so much at stake right now 💔
#BringThemHomeNow
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*Letter sent to Leader of the Australian Greens
@AdamBandt
from ZFA President
@jeremyleibler
*
Dear Mr Bandt,
The Australian Jewish community is extremely concerned that you are allying yourself with an antisemitic group that mocks victims of terror and calls for the
JOINT STATEMENT BY THE ZIONIST FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN JEWRY
The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (
@ECAJewry
), are deeply concerned by the inconsistency in Australia’s decision to vote in
.
@acassuto
, CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia said “The Greens are unhealthily obsessed with the Jewish community. They are nothing but a Party of stunts, who promote division, hatred, and disunity to win votes”.
85 year old Yafa Adar was one of the Israelis released last night and we had to share this story with you.
When this footage was first shown of her in the buggy surrounded by Hamasniks and driven around like she was a spoil of war, many had hoped she was senile that she didn't
🥇🇦🇺🛶 Gold!!! Jewish Australian canoeist
@jessfoxcanoe
has just won gold in the women’s K1 event! Our flag bearer has become the only Australian to win an individual medal in the same event at four consecutive Olympic Games 💚💛
Mazal Tov, Jess. So proud 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
📸 François
📍Byron Bay 🫶🏼
The Israeli community of Byron Bay marched quietly to the iconic Byron Bay lighthouse wearing the names and faces of some of the 239 Israelis being held hostage by Hamas.
#BringThemHomeNow
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The Zionist Federation of Australia is disgusted by the protesters in Melbourne overnight who intimidated the families of hostages taken by the terrorist organisation Hamas on October 7.
ZFA President
@jeremyleibler
said, "There is support for the Palestinian cause, and then
Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong took on Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John during Senate estimates earlier today.
When questioned about whether the government had applied double standards by not imposing sanctions on Israel over its conduct in the war in Gaza, Wong said: “It
Incredibly powerful front page of
@australian
today.
On the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the night of anti-Jewish pogroms deemed the turning point in Nazi plans to annihilate European Jewry, more than 100 of the nation’s Holocaust survivors have penned a statement that
🧵 The Zionist Federation of Australia is deeply disappointed at the Australian Government’s decision to reverse its recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Thank you
@PeterDutton_MP
for this brilliant speech in parliament where he condemned antisemitism and took aim at the
@Greens
for their actions towards Israel since the Hamas atrocities of 7 October.
Distinguished Indigenous leader Professor Marcia Langton writes:
“As an Indigenous Australian, I can have little effect in stopping these horrors but it is necessary to be clear about a few matters.
“Blak sovereignty” advocates have entwined two extraordinary propositions –
The ABC should immediately review its social media practices:
“The ABC seems to forget that launching rockets at civilians is a war crime, not a show of resilience,”
@jeremyleibler
said.
The explosive investigation by the Nine Newspapers must be a wake-up call – Hizb ut-Tahrir is promoting terrorism, hatred and violence. We will be writing to the Australian Government urging it to initiate the legal process for Hizb ut-Tahrir to be proscribed as a terrorist
The legal situation in NSW going forward is “f*** the Jews” is legally fine, as is “Where’s the Jews?” because they’re not an incitement to violence.
Really? What do the police think was meant.
“Since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Mary Kostakidis has shared extreme propaganda with her 30,000 Twitter followers, including a Hamas pamphlet that sought to justify its sadistic massacre,”
@acassuto
said on Sunday.
The Greens have yet again shown they are nothing but a Party of division who promote hatred of Israel to win votes and sew disunity.
ZFA President,
@jeremyleibler
, said "their stunt in the Senate today to demand the Government sanction the State of Israel, Prime Minister
The Zionist Federation of Australia expresses deep concern at the revelation that an Australian National University student who was expelled in June for declaring that “Hamas deserve our unconditional support” on ABC Radio has had her expulsion overturned by the University.
Thank you to
@joshburnsmp
for tabling the 600 names who signed a statement rejecting antisemitism in Australian Parliament today.
It is clear that there is no place in our society for antisemitism and it must be called out whenever it rears its head.
#EndHate
Powerful. Melbourne's Catholic Archbishop and the Hindu Council of Australia have come out in support of the Jewish community after the explosion of antisemitism since the 7 October Hamas massacre. Thank you.
Thank you to our Christian friends
in Sydney for coming out today in such strong numbers against antisemitism. It is not something we take for granted, we have no words
@NeverAgainANZ
📍 And meanwhile in Caulfield,
@ZionismVic
, Habayit and the ZFA held a Shloshim service to mark 30 days since the Hamas massacre took the lives of 1,400 Israelis.
Our hearts are broken, but we stand united and we will never lose hope that more peaceful days are up ahead 🙏🏽🇮🇱
You must watch this stunning take down of the conduct of the
@Greens
by Senator Jacqui Lambie in the Australian Senate. “The Greens like to pitch themselves as a party who stands on principle. A a party that likes to portray itself as a party of peace. Instead they are trying to
Yesterday, “Pro-Palestinian” activists resorted to burning Israeli flags and chanting ‘all Zionists are terrorists’ outside of Flinders St Station in Melbourne.
This extremism threatens Jews as much as it does all Australians.
“The phrase ‘from the river to the sea’ is not consistent with a two-state solution”.
Yesterday in Parliament 56 senators voted in favour of a motion that condemns the use of the phrase “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”. 12 voted against it. The motion was
The Zionist Federation of Australia continues to stand with Israel in its difficult decision to resume the ground operation.
ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said, “Israel has clear and moral objectives in this war – ending the terrorist organisation Hamas’s rule of Gaza and
Speaking at the
@PressClubAust
, Australia’s Attorney General
@MarkDreyfusKCMP
on whether criticism of Israel is antisemitic: “when people are singling out Israel and applying a standard to Israel that they do not apply to other countries, then potentially there’s antisemitism
Strong turn-out at
@AUJS
event at
@UniMelb
, standing against hatred and for social cohesion. The ZFA stands in solidarity with Jewish students.
The race discrimination complaint lodged against broadcaster Mary Kostakidis is a landmark attempt by the Jewish community to defend itself against a rising tide of hate.
- via
@TJI_au
Statement in response to
@Greens
Leader
@AdamBandt
's statement on the current situation in Israel:
ZFA President
@jeremyleibler
said, “For the first time in history, we have a political party in Australia openly hostile to the Jewish community with little regard for the
Tonight at sunset will mark the beginning of Yom Hashoah - the annual Remembrance Day that commemorates the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust. We have a duty to bear witness in their honour: never to forget them.
Ever.
ZFA CEO
@acassuto
tells the survival story of
Tomorrow (Sunday), Israel will pause operations against Hamas in order to facilitate polio vaccinations for at least 640,000 Gazan children. That’s 1.28 million vaccines coming into Gaza.
Kfir Bibas missed the fourth dose of his polio vaccine because he did not have his 12
ZFA president
@jeremyleibler
said Mr Husic had shown “a complete lack of moral clarity” and an inability to differentiate between proscribed terrorist organisation Hamas and Israel, a democracy and close ally of Australia.
ZFA President
@jeremyleibler
at this afternoon’s press conference where it was announced that CEO
@acassuto
has lodged a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission against former journalist Mary Kostakidis.
Hundreds of women rally in Elsternwick tonight to protest the silence by many woman’s groups about sexual assaults on Jewish women by Hamas on October 7
📍 Aotea Square, Auckland City
We had to share this one from our friends across the Tasman.
A rally in support of Israel and a call to return the hostages, which also included a Māori haka 💙
#BringThemHomeNow
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Brilliant speech by
@joshburnsmp
today in Australian Parliament: the way we talk about it matters.
“I have dreamt of seeing peace between the Israelis and Palestinians my whole life. It is something that has been passed down from generation to generation in my family. I hold
Our statement on the NSW Police determination regarding 'gas the Jews'.
On 9 October 2023, two days after the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, a rally was held on the steps of the Sydney Opera House in an attempt to prevent Jews from gathering in solidarity to mourn
Jewish community members were left outraged by the post, with Zionist Federation of Australia president
@jeremyleibler
calling for Ms Thorpe’s censure from the senate and accused her of inciting hate.
The Zionist Federation of Australia, an elected representative body of the Australian Jewish community, has written to the Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, The Hon Tony Burke MP, urging him to refuse a visa to Candace Owens on the
🇮🇱 ZFA CEO
@acassuto
spoke at today’s rally at the University of Melbourne: “today we’re here to reclaim our spaces, spaces of social cohesion, of tolerance, of celebrating identity of all students. Where Jewish students can be comfortable to be who they are and celebrate their
The Zionist Federation of Australia calls for University of Sydney Vice Chancellor Mark Scott to resign.
ZFA President
@jeremyleibler
said, “As vice chancellor, Mark Scott has a duty of care to all students. He has failed in this duty, and so must stand down. For weeks, the
.
@jeremyleibler
, president of the Zionist Federation of Australia, said: “ANU is setting a loud and clear precedent to other students that they can say and do whatever they want with zero consequences. This is a total failure of leadership”.
Zionist Federation of Australia President
@jeremyleibler
said it was “appalling” that a teacher would praise a listed terrorist organisation.
“We rely on teachers to guide our children, but this teacher is abusing his position of influence,” Mr Leibler said.
“We saw in the
“There is no place in Australia for Candace Owens and her vile, divisive, and dangerous conspiracy theories,” wrote ZFA leaders
@jeremyleibler
and
@acassuto
in a letter to Home Affairs & Immigration Minister Tony Burke seen by this masthead
At at time where acts of appalling antisemitism against members of the Jewish community are so rife around the country, we thank
@SenScarr
for speaking about this in the Senate yesterday.
As Senator Scarr said, “It is incumbent upon all of us to speak out against antisemitism
💔💔 The body of a 14-year-old boy who had been missing since yesterday has been found. His murder has been deemed a terrorist attack.
The body of Binyamin Achimeir, a 14-year-old shepherd who did not return with the flock that went out to graze in the area of Malachi Shalom
ZFA CEO
@acassuto
at a press conference this afternoon announcing the significant action he is taking to protect our community and promote social cohesion in Australia - lodging a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission against former journalist Mary Kostakidis.
Must-watch: Former Australian Treasurer
@JoshFrydenberg
spoke to
@SharriMarkson
about his upcoming documentary where he speaks with prominent Australians in and outside of politics on the alarming rise of antisemitism in Australia and its impact on our country and our democracy.
We thank leader of the Opposition
@PeterDutton_MP
for these strong words against a disgraceful motion by the
@Greens
which as he points out “fails to even mention Hamas, a listed terrorist organisation. It fails to mention the fact that there are still hostages held, including
Thank you Prime Minister
@AlboMP
for your condemnation of antisemitism, and in particular the remarks of
@GreensNSW
MP Jenny Leong. There should be no place in our society for such dangerous rhetoric.
The Zionist Federation of Australia said it called on authorities to “apply the full force of the law”.
“The hatred, intimidation and support for violence that we see in these anti-Israel marches are escalating,” ZFA President
@jeremyleibler
said.
This brilliant speech by
@JulianLeeser
MP in parliament yesterday must be listened to in full.
As he asserts, all Australians need understand that Hamas’s attacks were more than an attack on Israel, they were an attack on our shared democratic ideals.
Leeser also called on
The Zionist Federation of Australia is appalled at the treatment of a world-leading mental health specialist. The Australia & New Zealand Mental Health Association (ANZMHA) cancelled the appearance of Dr Moshe Farchi at its Frontline Mental Health Conference at the last minute,
.
@jeremyleibler
said the “hit list of Jews” was “an appalling orchestrated campaign to intimidate and harass members of the Australian Jewish community by placing them on a hit list of Jews to be targeted by hateful extremists”.
💔💔 Sahar Saudyan was an officer in the Israeli Air Defense Command, who served as an Iron Dome operator. This past Sukkot, Sahar was in a car accident in the context of her military service.
Significantly injured, Sahar was on sick leave prior to Simchat Torah. Despite her
Breaking!
Four Israeli hostages have been rescued alive from Gaza.
They are: Andrey Kozlov, Noa Argamani, Shlomi Ziv and Almog Meir Jan.
In a complex operation by the IDF, the Shin Bet and the Israel Police, four Israeli hostages were rescued this morning (Saturday), Noa
Moments before we welcome Shabbat here in Australia, we are sharing with you this rendition of the beautiful Shabbat poem “Shalom Aleichem”, sang tonight by over 10,000 people in Melbourne in solidarity with Israel.
The poem welcome angels into the home Shabbat — welcoming them
ZFA President
@jeremyleibler
spoke with
@SharriMarkson
on SkyNews Australia on Australia’s decision to vote in favour of a humanitarian ceasefire at the United Nations General Assembly.
Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir Jan (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40) were rescued in a special operation by the IDF, ISA and Israel Police from 2 separate locations in the heart of Nuseirat after being kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival.
They are in good
A strong statement against antisemitism in Australian Parliament from Angie Bell MP.
“I remind Australians what is at stake in our democracy when we hear words from our most respected leaders saying Hitler would be proud. I say: Never Again”.
The loss of life in Rafah yesterday is tragic, with reports that Israeli air strikes killed a significant number of civilians.
This appears to be a tragic mistake. We welcome the investigation announced by the IDF.
It is completely unacceptable and illegal that Hamas is
💔 If you looked at this picture on the front page of today’s Herald Sun (Victoria) featuring a Hamas terrorist with two Israeli children that they brutally kidnapped over a week ago, and felt any inclination to say “but…” then you really need to check yourself.
This photo is
As the Jewish community of Melbourne spontaneously celebrated at midnight on Saturday night upon hearing the news of the heroic hostage rescue in Gaza, ZFA President
@jeremyleibler
spoke to channel 9 about how the war could be over if Hamas released all of the hostages and laid
Israeli troops will likely enter al-
#ShifaHospital
soon.
The laws of armed conflict are clear; Hamas has removed the hospital's immunity from attack by using it for military purposes.
Here's a thread on the long history of Hamas using of the hospital for military purposes.
Ceasefire now?
There was a ceasefire on October 6. Hamas violated it.
Ceasefire now?
Hamas officials have promised to repeat the massacre of October 7th.
Hamas must surrender and release all of the hostages.
“Today’s announcement by the
@IntlCrimCourt
prosecutor is a disgrace and will be a stain on the ICC forever. Placing the ISIS like proscribed terrorist organisation Hamas alongside the leaders of the Middle East’s only democracy while it is fighting a barbaric terrorist
Zionist Federation of Australia president
@jeremyleibler
said the anti-Semitism threatened not only Jews but all Australians.
“We cannot afford to sit on our hands – everyone has a role to play, especially governments,’’ he said.
“The souls held hostage by Hamas are no mere list; they are the lines between light and darkness. Until all are home in the light, all of us are in the shadows of Hamas”. So said
@SenatorMcGrath
as he read the names of Israeli hostages in the Senate over 2 days. Thank you Senator
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN
@giladerdan1
:
“Some of you have learned nothing in the past 80 years. Some of you have forgotten why this body was established.
“So, I will remind you. From this day on, each time you look at me, you will remember what staying silent in the face
The
#M
āori community in
#Wellington
also joined today's vigil for the release of the hostages, and dedicated the
#Haka
dance to their safe and prompt return 🙏🏼
#BringThemHomeNow