AIJAC
| AIJAC link Website | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | AIJAC |
| Predecessor | Australia-Israel Publications,Australian Institute of Jewish Affairs |
| Formation | 1997 |
| Membership | Mark Leibler,Paul Rubenstein,Colin Rubenstein,Jeremy Jones |
The ' Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) is a lobby group claiming to represent the interests of the Australian Jewish community to government, politicians, media and other community groups
Background
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) was founded in 1997 through the merger of two earlier Jewish organisations: Australia-Israel Publications (AIP) and the Australian Institute of Jewish Affairs (AIJA).
AIP had been established by the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the two peak representative bodies of the Australian Jewish community.[2]
The second organisation, AIJA, had been founded in 1984 by the Melbourne businessmen Isi Leibler, Richard Pratt, and Mark Besen.
Rambam Fellowships
- Full article: AIJAC/Rambam Programs
- Full article: AIJAC/Rambam Programs
AIJAC arranges a large number of junkets "fact-finding trips" to Israel for selected journalists, politicians, political advisers, government officials, trade union officials, student leaders, and academics thorugh its Rambam Israel Fellowship Program and similar programs.
References
- ↑ https://www.deepcutnews.com/p/pro-israel-lobbyist-who-said-there
- ↑ Rutland, Suzanne D. (2004). "Who Speaks for Australian Jewry?". In Levey, Geoffrey Brahm; Mendes, Philip (eds.). Jews and Australian Politic. page 40
