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The [[Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council]] (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'''<ref>https://aijac.org.au/about-aijac/</ref><ref>Reich, Chanan (2004). "Inside AIJAC - An Australian Jewish Lobby Group". In Levey, Geoffrey; Mendes, Philip (eds.). Jews and Australian Politics. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press. pp. 198–214. ISBN 1-903900-72-7.</ref> There are a number of associated programs doing very similar things, not all of them arranged by AIJAC, for example the [[Australia Israel Leadership Forum]], the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Journalists Mission, Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce and etc. For practical reasons, these programs are listed here under the heading Rambam Programs.
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The [[Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council]] (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 through its '''Rambam Israel Fellowship Program'''<ref>https://aijac.org.au/about-aijac/</ref><ref>Reich, Chanan (2004). "Inside AIJAC - An Australian Jewish Lobby Group". In Levey, Geoffrey; Mendes, Philip (eds.). Jews and Australian Politics. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press. pp. 198–214. ISBN 1-903900-72-7.</ref> There are a number of associated programs doing very similar things, not all of them arranged by AIJAC, for example the [[Australia Israel Leadership Forum]], the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Journalists Mission, Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce and etc. For practical reasons, these programs are listed here under the heading Rambam Programs.
  
 
==Participants==
 
==Participants==
 
The participants are sent from several programs.<ref>http://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2009/03/ive-been-to-israel-too.html</ref>
 
The participants are sent from several programs.<ref>http://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2009/03/ive-been-to-israel-too.html</ref>
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After the trip, Labor MP [[Tim Watts]] told how he:
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{{QB|was impressed by the objectivity of the Rambam program, which he said exposed him to a diverse range of views and the space to develop his own views on Israel without intrusion or interference.<ref>The Australian Jewish News ''ALP leaders reflect on Israel'', 6/6/14) quoted in https://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2014/06/israeli-occupied-labor.html</ref>}}
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while [[Penny Wong]]
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{{QB|cited Yad Vashem as a very moving highlight of her visit. She also said that, at [[Sderot]], she was struck by the resilience and persistence of ordinary [[Israelis]] and the challenges of Israel's leaders having to juggle the work of government with managing a constant existential threat.<ref>The Australian Jewish News ''ALP leaders reflect on Israel'', 6/6/14) quoted in https://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2014/06/israeli-occupied-labor.html</ref>}}
  
 
[[Australia Israel Labor Dialogue]] (AILD) December
 
[[Australia Israel Labor Dialogue]] (AILD) December

Latest revision as of 05:42, 19 November 2023

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Membership•  Paul Frayne
•  Kent Rowe
•  Mitchell Wilson
•  Jessica Malnersie
•  Tim Hammond
•  Adam Slonim
• Kaila Murnain.jpg Kaila Murnain
•  Michael Vaughan
•  Greg Holland
•  Rose Butler Jackson
•  Michael Borowick
•  David Wroe
•  Joe Aston
•  Laura Jayes
•  Rowan Dean
•  Christopher Pyne
•  Michael Danby
•  David Feeney
•  Cameron Clyne
•  John Pataridis
• Craig Kelly.png Craig Kelly
•  John Alexander
•  Wyatt Roy
•  Anne Ruston
•  Penny Wong
• Gai Brodtmann.jpg Gai Brodtmann
•  Stephen Jones (Australian politician)
•  Bill Chalmers
•  Tim Watts
•  Tanya Plibersek
A junket "fact-finding trip" to Israel for a large number of selected Australian journalists, politicians, political advisers, government officials, trade union officials, student leaders, and academics.

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (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 through its Rambam Israel Fellowship Program[1][2] There are a number of associated programs doing very similar things, not all of them arranged by AIJAC, for example the Australia Israel Leadership Forum, the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Journalists Mission, Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce and etc. For practical reasons, these programs are listed here under the heading Rambam Programs.

Participants

The participants are sent from several programs.[3]

After the trip, Labor MP Tim Watts told how he:

was impressed by the objectivity of the Rambam program, which he said exposed him to a diverse range of views and the space to develop his own views on Israel without intrusion or interference.[4]

while Penny Wong

cited Yad Vashem as a very moving highlight of her visit. She also said that, at Sderot, she was struck by the resilience and persistence of ordinary Israelis and the challenges of Israel's leaders having to juggle the work of government with managing a constant existential threat.[5]

Australia Israel Labor Dialogue (AILD) December

NSW Jewish Board of Deputies/AIJAC Journalists Mission to Israel

Australia-UK-Israel Leadership Forum, July

Christopher Pyne, Education Minister

  • Michael Danby, MP ALP
  • David Feeney, MP ALP
  • Others.

Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce

  • Cameron Clyne, NAB
  • John Pataridis, Optus
  • + 30 business executives

AIJAC Rambam Israel Fellowship

AIJJAC Israel Rambam Study Tour, May

AIJAC, January


 

Known members

4 of the 30 of the members already have pages here:

MemberDescription
Gai BrodtmannAustralian Labor politician with close ties to the military-industrial complex.
Craig KellyAustralian dissident MP; COVID-19/Resistance.
Kaila MurnainAustralian politician picked as a YGL 2018. In 2019 resigned in disgrace after revelations of party donations from a Chinese billionaire.
Penny WongAustralian foreign minister
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References

  1. ↑ https://aijac.org.au/about-aijac/
  2. ↑ Reich, Chanan (2004). "Inside AIJAC - An Australian Jewish Lobby Group". In Levey, Geoffrey; Mendes, Philip (eds.). Jews and Australian Politics. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press. pp. 198–214. ISBN 1-903900-72-7.
  3. ↑ http://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2009/03/ive-been-to-israel-too.html
  4. ↑ The Australian Jewish News ALP leaders reflect on Israel, 6/6/14) quoted in https://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2014/06/israeli-occupied-labor.html
  5. ↑ The Australian Jewish News ALP leaders reflect on Israel, 6/6/14) quoted in https://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2014/06/israeli-occupied-labor.html
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