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| + | |description=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. | ||
|members=Miranda Devine,Amanda Wilson,Angelos Frangopoulos,Jason Morrison,John Della Bosca,Joel Fitzgibbon,Belinda Neal,Stuart Robert,Gary Humphries,Alex Hawke,Mathias Corman,Stephen Parry,Dan Tehan,Daniel Flitton,Kevin Rudd,Peter Khalil,Kim Carr,Stephen Conroy,Bill Shorten,Richard Marles,Mike Kelly,Michael Danby,Anthony Byrne,Bernie Ripoli,Mark Bishop,Julie Bishop,Christopher Pyne,Andrew Robb,George Brandis,Kevin Andrews,Brett Mason,Mitch Fifield,Steve Ciobo,Guy Barnett,Kelly O'Dwyer,Scott Ryan,Chris Uhlmann,Greg Sheridan,Peter Van Onselen,Steve Lewis,Lenore Taylor,Naomi Levin,Tom Scotnicki,Tony Walker,Margaret Andrews,John Byron,Ron Cross,David Dinte,Eitan Dror,Mary Easson,Andrea Faulkner,Con Gallin,Rohan Ganeson,Shelley Kelly,Peter Khalil, Lydia Khalil,Yong-Sup Kimm,Douglas Kirsner,Maha Krishnapillai,Marion Lustig,Amanda Mendes Da Costa,Yair Miller,Mark Paterson,Emmanuel Santos,Jessie Sheridan,Kristy Somers,Niv Tadmore,Evan Thornley,Carl Ungerer,John Weiss,Thom Woodroofe,Nicola Wright,Antonio Zeccola,Xavier Williams,Jesse Marshall,Eloise Howse,Jesse Overton-Skinner,Duncan McDonald,John Shipp, Albert Dadon,Debbie Dadon | |members=Miranda Devine,Amanda Wilson,Angelos Frangopoulos,Jason Morrison,John Della Bosca,Joel Fitzgibbon,Belinda Neal,Stuart Robert,Gary Humphries,Alex Hawke,Mathias Corman,Stephen Parry,Dan Tehan,Daniel Flitton,Kevin Rudd,Peter Khalil,Kim Carr,Stephen Conroy,Bill Shorten,Richard Marles,Mike Kelly,Michael Danby,Anthony Byrne,Bernie Ripoli,Mark Bishop,Julie Bishop,Christopher Pyne,Andrew Robb,George Brandis,Kevin Andrews,Brett Mason,Mitch Fifield,Steve Ciobo,Guy Barnett,Kelly O'Dwyer,Scott Ryan,Chris Uhlmann,Greg Sheridan,Peter Van Onselen,Steve Lewis,Lenore Taylor,Naomi Levin,Tom Scotnicki,Tony Walker,Margaret Andrews,John Byron,Ron Cross,David Dinte,Eitan Dror,Mary Easson,Andrea Faulkner,Con Gallin,Rohan Ganeson,Shelley Kelly,Peter Khalil, Lydia Khalil,Yong-Sup Kimm,Douglas Kirsner,Maha Krishnapillai,Marion Lustig,Amanda Mendes Da Costa,Yair Miller,Mark Paterson,Emmanuel Santos,Jessie Sheridan,Kristy Somers,Niv Tadmore,Evan Thornley,Carl Ungerer,John Weiss,Thom Woodroofe,Nicola Wright,Antonio Zeccola,Xavier Williams,Jesse Marshall,Eloise Howse,Jesse Overton-Skinner,Duncan McDonald,John Shipp, Albert Dadon,Debbie Dadon | ||
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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. | |
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==Participants== | ==Participants== | ||
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NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Journalists Mission | NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Journalists Mission | ||
| − | *Miranda Devine, columnist, Daily/Sunday Telegraph <ref>http://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2010/10/dear-amanda.html</ref> | + | *[[Miranda Devine]], columnist, Daily/Sunday Telegraph <ref>http://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2010/10/dear-amanda.html</ref> |
| − | *Amanda Wilson, Sydney Morning Herald editor | + | *[[Amanda Wilson]], [[Sydney Morning Herald]] editor |
| − | *Angelos Frangopoulos, Sky | + | *[[Angelos Frangopoulos]], [[Sky News]] CEO |
| − | *Jason Morrison, 2UE presenter | + | *[[Jason Morrison]], 2UE presenter |
Politicians | Politicians | ||
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Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Rambam Fellowship Program (January) | Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Rambam Fellowship Program (January) | ||
| − | *John Della Bosca, NSW LAB | + | *[[John Della Bosca]], NSW LAB |
| − | *Joel Fitzgibbon, LAB, Hunter | + | *[[Joel Fitzgibbon]], LAB, Hunter |
| − | *Belinda Neal, LAB, Robertson | + | *[[Belinda Neal]], LAB, Robertson |
Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Rambam Fellowship Program (December) | Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Rambam Fellowship Program (December) | ||
| − | *Stuart Robert, shadow minister for defence science, technology & personnel | + | *[[Stuart Robert]], shadow minister for defence science, technology & personnel |
| − | *Gary Humphries, Liberal Senator | + | *[[Gary Humphries]], Liberal Senator |
| − | *Alex Hawke, Liberal MP | + | *[[Alex Hawke]], Liberal MP |
| − | *Mathias Corman, shadow assistant treasurer | + | *[[Mathias Corman]], shadow assistant treasurer |
| − | *Stephen Parry, Liberal senator | + | *[[Stephen Parry]], Liberal senator |
| − | *Dan Tehan, Liberal MP | + | *[[Dan Tehan]], Liberal MP |
| − | [Daniel Flitton, Senior Correspondent, Fairfax: "The Rambam program of sponsored trips to Israel... A separate trip is run for journalists, and in 2010 included this reporter." (Messages from the war zone, Daniel Flitton, SMH, 24/11/12) | + | *[[Daniel Flitton]], Senior Correspondent, Fairfax: "The Rambam program of sponsored trips to Israel... A separate trip is run for journalists, and in 2010 included this reporter." (Messages from the war zone, Daniel Flitton, SMH, 24/11/12) |
Australia Israel Leadership Forum (December) | Australia Israel Leadership Forum (December) | ||
| − | AILF: Albert & Debbie Dadon | + | AILF: [[Albert Dadon]] & [[Debbie Dadon]] |
Labor politicians | Labor politicians | ||
| − | *Kevin Rudd, Foreign Minister | + | *[[Kevin Rudd]], Foreign Minister |
| − | *Peter Khalil, Rudd's "former foreign policy & national security adviser" | + | *[[Peter Khalil]], Rudd's "former foreign policy & national security adviser" |
| − | *Kim Carr, Sen. Industry Minister | + | *[[Kim Carr]], Sen. Industry Minister |
| − | *Stephen Conroy, Communications Minister | + | *[[Stephen Conroy]], Communications Minister |
| − | *Bill Shorten, | + | *[[Bill Shorten]], |
| − | *Richard Marles, Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Affairs | + | *[[Richard Marles]], Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Affairs |
| − | *Mike Kelly, MP | + | *[[Mike Kelly]], MP |
| − | *Michael Danby, MP | + | *[[Michael Danby]], MP |
| − | *Anthony Byrne, MP | + | *[[Anthony Byrne]], MP |
| − | *Bernie Ripoli, | + | *[[Bernie Ripoli]], |
| − | *Mark Bishop, Sen. | + | *[[Mark Bishop]], Sen. |
Liberal politicians | Liberal politicians | ||
| − | *Julie Bishop, Deputy Opposition leader and Shadow Foreign Affairs | + | *[[Julie Bishop]], Deputy Opposition leader and Shadow Foreign Affairs |
| − | *Christopher Pyne, MP | + | *[[Christopher Pyne]], MP |
| − | *Andrew Robb, | + | *[[Andrew Robb]], |
| − | *George Brandis, Sen. | + | *[[George Brandis]], Sen. |
| − | *Kevin Andrews, MP | + | *[[Kevin Andrews]], MP |
| − | *Brett Mason, Sen. | + | *[[Brett Mason]], Sen. |
| − | *Mitch Fifield, Sen. | + | *[[Mitch Fifield]], Sen. |
| − | *Steve Ciobo, MP | + | *[[Steve Ciobo]], MP |
| − | *Guy Barnett, Sen. | + | *[[Guy Barnett]], Sen. |
| − | *Kelly O'Dwyer, MP | + | *[[Kelly O'Dwyer]], MP |
| − | *Scott Ryan, Sen. | + | *[[Scott Ryan]], Sen. |
Media | Media | ||
| − | *Chris Uhlmann, ABC | + | *[[Chris Uhlmann]], [[ABC]] |
| − | *Greg Sheridan, foreign editor, The Australian | + | *[[Greg Sheridan]], foreign editor, [[The Australian]] |
| − | *Peter Van Onselen, contributing editor, The Australian | + | *[[Peter Van Onselen]], contributing editor, [[The Australian]] |
| − | *Steve Lewis, News Ltd | + | *[[Steve Lewis]], [[News Ltd]] |
| − | *Lenore Taylor, national affairs correspondent, Fairfax | + | *[[Lenore Taylor]], national affairs correspondent, [[Fairfax]] |
| − | *Naomi Levin, Australian Jewish News | + | *[[Naomi Levin]], Australian Jewish News |
| − | *Tom Scotnicki, Canberra bureau chief, Business Review Weekly | + | *[[Tom Scotnicki]], Canberra bureau chief, Business Review Weekly |
| − | *Tony Walker, Australian Financial | + | *[[Tony Walker]], [[Australian Financial Revie]] |
Others | Others | ||
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The remaining junketeers: | The remaining junketeers: | ||
| − | *Margaret Andrews: wife of Kevin Andrews, family values enthusiast | + | *Margaret Andrews: wife of [[Kevin Andrews]], family values enthusiast |
| − | *Dr John Byron: Cooperative Research Centres Committee, higher education & research policy | + | *Dr [[John Byron]]: Cooperative Research Centres Committee, higher education & research policy |
| − | *Ron Cross: CEO Park Trent, property investor | + | *[[Ron Cross]]: CEO Park Trent, property investor |
| − | *David Dinte: NSW President Friends of the Tel Aviv University | + | *[[David Dinte]]: NSW President Friends of the [[Tel Aviv University]] |
| − | *Eitan Drori: Australian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem | + | *Eitan Drori: Australian Friends of the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] |
*Mary & Amanda Easson: ex-Labor MP & daughter | *Mary & Amanda Easson: ex-Labor MP & daughter | ||
| − | *Andrea Faulkner: Ambassador to Israel | + | *[[Andrea Faulkner]]: Ambassador to Israel |
*Con Gallin: ? | *Con Gallin: ? | ||
| − | *Rohan Ganeson: Man Dir Optus, Small & Medium Business Group | + | *[[Rohan Ganeson]]: Man Dir Optus, Small & Medium Business Group |
| − | *Shelley Kelly: ? | + | *[[Shelley Kelly]]: ? |
*Peter & Lydia Khalil: Lowy Institute/counter-terrorism | *Peter & Lydia Khalil: Lowy Institute/counter-terrorism | ||
*Master Yong-Sup Kimm: martial arts expert | *Master Yong-Sup Kimm: martial arts expert | ||
| − | *Prof Douglas Kirsner: School of International & Political Studies, Deakin | + | *Prof [[Douglas Kirsner]]: School of International & Political Studies, [[Deakin University]] |
| − | *Maha Krishnapillai: Optus, Director of Government & Corporate Affairs | + | *Maha Krishnapillai: [[Optus]], Director of Government & Corporate Affairs |
*Dr Marion Lustig: Balint Society of Australia, psychiatrist | *Dr Marion Lustig: Balint Society of Australia, psychiatrist | ||
| − | *Amanda Mendes Da Costa: Michael Danby's wife | + | *Amanda Mendes Da Costa: [[Michael Danby]]'s wife |
| − | *Yair Miller: NSW Jewish Board of Deputies | + | *[[Yair Miller]]: NSW Jewish Board of Deputies |
| − | *Mark Paterson: Secretary, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science & Research | + | *[[Mark Paterson]]: Secretary, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science & Research |
*Emmanuel Santos: photographer | *Emmanuel Santos: photographer | ||
*Jessie Sheridan: | *Jessie Sheridan: | ||
*Kristy Somers: Dadon's AICE/AILF | *Kristy Somers: Dadon's AICE/AILF | ||
| − | *Niv Tadmore: | + | *[[Niv Tadmore]]: [[Clayton Utz]], international tax expert |
| − | *Evan Thornley: Chief Executive, Better Place Australia | + | *[[Evan Thornley]]: Chief Executive, Better Place Australia |
| − | *Dr Carl Ungerer: Program Director, National Security Program at Australian Strategic Policy Institute | + | *Dr [[Carl Ungerer]]: Program Director, National Security Program at Australian Strategic Policy Institute |
| − | *John Weiss: Peres Center for Peace, Aust. chapter | + | *[[John Weiss]]: Peres Center for Peace, Aust. chapter |
| − | *Thom Woodroofe: AILF, Left Right Think-Tank, foreign affairs analyst | + | *[[Thom Woodroofe]]: AILF, Left Right Think-Tank, foreign affairs analyst |
| − | *Nicola Wright: Dadon's AICE/AILF | + | *[[Nicola Wright]]: Dadon's AICE/AILF |
| − | *Antonio Zeccola: founder/owner, Palace Cinemas | + | *[[Antonio Zeccola]]: founder/owner, Palace Cinemas |
KKL-JNF | KKL-JNF | ||
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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[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, including[3] the junket of the Australia Israel Leadership Forum.
Media
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Journalists Mission
- Miranda Devine, columnist, Daily/Sunday Telegraph [4]
- Amanda Wilson, Sydney Morning Herald editor
- Angelos Frangopoulos, Sky News CEO
- Jason Morrison, 2UE presenter
Politicians
Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Rambam Fellowship Program (January)
- John Della Bosca, NSW LAB
- Joel Fitzgibbon, LAB, Hunter
- Belinda Neal, LAB, Robertson
Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Rambam Fellowship Program (December)
- Stuart Robert, shadow minister for defence science, technology & personnel
- Gary Humphries, Liberal Senator
- Alex Hawke, Liberal MP
- Mathias Corman, shadow assistant treasurer
- Stephen Parry, Liberal senator
- Dan Tehan, Liberal MP
- Daniel Flitton, Senior Correspondent, Fairfax: "The Rambam program of sponsored trips to Israel... A separate trip is run for journalists, and in 2010 included this reporter." (Messages from the war zone, Daniel Flitton, SMH, 24/11/12)
Australia Israel Leadership Forum (December)
AILF: Albert Dadon & Debbie Dadon
Labor politicians
- Kevin Rudd, Foreign Minister
- Peter Khalil, Rudd's "former foreign policy & national security adviser"
- Kim Carr, Sen. Industry Minister
- Stephen Conroy, Communications Minister
- Bill Shorten,
- Richard Marles, Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Affairs
- Mike Kelly, MP
- Michael Danby, MP
- Anthony Byrne, MP
- Bernie Ripoli,
- Mark Bishop, Sen.
Liberal politicians
- Julie Bishop, Deputy Opposition leader and Shadow Foreign Affairs
- Christopher Pyne, MP
- Andrew Robb,
- George Brandis, Sen.
- Kevin Andrews, MP
- Brett Mason, Sen.
- Mitch Fifield, Sen.
- Steve Ciobo, MP
- Guy Barnett, Sen.
- Kelly O'Dwyer, MP
- Scott Ryan, Sen.
Media
- Chris Uhlmann, ABC
- Greg Sheridan, foreign editor, The Australian
- Peter Van Onselen, contributing editor, The Australian
- Steve Lewis, News Ltd
- Lenore Taylor, national affairs correspondent, Fairfax
- Naomi Levin, Australian Jewish News
- Tom Scotnicki, Canberra bureau chief, Business Review Weekly
- Tony Walker, Australian Financial Revie
Others
15 descendents of Aboriginal activist William Cooper (names unknown):
The remaining junketeers:
- Margaret Andrews: wife of Kevin Andrews, family values enthusiast
- Dr John Byron: Cooperative Research Centres Committee, higher education & research policy
- Ron Cross: CEO Park Trent, property investor
- David Dinte: NSW President Friends of the Tel Aviv University
- Eitan Drori: Australian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Mary & Amanda Easson: ex-Labor MP & daughter
- Andrea Faulkner: Ambassador to Israel
- Con Gallin: ?
- Rohan Ganeson: Man Dir Optus, Small & Medium Business Group
- Shelley Kelly: ?
- Peter & Lydia Khalil: Lowy Institute/counter-terrorism
- Master Yong-Sup Kimm: martial arts expert
- Prof Douglas Kirsner: School of International & Political Studies, Deakin University
- Maha Krishnapillai: Optus, Director of Government & Corporate Affairs
- Dr Marion Lustig: Balint Society of Australia, psychiatrist
- Amanda Mendes Da Costa: Michael Danby's wife
- Yair Miller: NSW Jewish Board of Deputies
- Mark Paterson: Secretary, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science & Research
- Emmanuel Santos: photographer
- Jessie Sheridan:
- Kristy Somers: Dadon's AICE/AILF
- Niv Tadmore: Clayton Utz, international tax expert
- Evan Thornley: Chief Executive, Better Place Australia
- Dr Carl Ungerer: Program Director, National Security Program at Australian Strategic Policy Institute
- John Weiss: Peres Center for Peace, Aust. chapter
- Thom Woodroofe: AILF, Left Right Think-Tank, foreign affairs analyst
- Nicola Wright: Dadon's AICE/AILF
- Antonio Zeccola: founder/owner, Palace Cinemas
KKL-JNF
Student politicians:
- Xavier Williams, Labor, NUS Gen. Sec.
- Jesse Marshall, Labor
- Eloise Howse, Labor
- Jesse Overton-Skinner, Labor
- Duncan McDonald, Liberal
- John Shipp, Liberal
Known members
7 of the 80 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Julie Bishop | Australian former politician. |
| George Brandis | Going to great lengths to protect deep state as Attorney General |
| Anthony Byrne | |
| Stephen Conroy | Introduced internet censorship as Australian Minister of Communications. Later on the board of Australian Strategic Policy Institute and lobbyist for the gambling industry. |
| Richard Marles | Australian deputy prime minister |
| Kevin Rudd | Had his big break after attending first meeting of the Australian American Leadership Dialogue in 1993. Later became Prime Minister. |
| Greg Sheridan | Influential Australian journalist & editor with the Rupert Murdoch-owned The Australian, with possible ties to the Integrity Initiative. |
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References
- ↑ https://aijac.org.au/about-aijac/
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2009/03/ive-been-to-israel-too.html
- ↑ http://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2010/10/dear-amanda.html
