AIJAC/Rambam Programs/2017
  AIJAC/Rambam Programs/2017   | |
|---|---|
| Membership | • Anne Aly • Alex Gallagher • Julian Hill • Steve Georganas • Meryl Swanson • Milton Dick • Diana Asmar • Colin Chatterton • Michael Borowick • Adam Slonim • Kim Carr |
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[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]
Milton Dick, who in 2022 became Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives , wrote after his visit:
I think terms that are often bandied about - like settlements, occupation, apartheid and the wall - these are all easy catchphrases and cliches to use, and often there isn't a counterbalance given to a lot of those arguments.[4]
- Anne Aly, Labor, Cowan, WA
- Alex Gallagher, SA
- Julian Hill (Vic)
- Steve Georganas (SA)
- Meryl Swanson (NSW)
- Milton Dick (QLD)
AIJAC Rambam Fellowship Trade Union Study Visit (See my 21/7/17 post The Incredible Lady Di)
- Diana Asmar, state secretary, Health Workers Union
- Colin Chatterton, Plumbers Union QLD
- Michael Borowick (AILD)
Australia Israel Labor Dialogue (AILD) Innovation Mission (See my 15/1/17 post Politicians Who Fly Under the Media Radar)
- Michael Borowick (AILD)
- Adam Slonim (AILD)
- Kim Carr
Known member
1 of the 11 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Anne Aly | Australian MP and terror expert |
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
- ↑ Israel trip empowered MPs, The Australian Jewish News, April 4, 2017
- ↑ https://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2017/09/kissing-cousins.html
- ↑ https://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2017/09/rambamming-works-wonders.html
