AIJAC/Rambam Programs/2015
  AIJAC/Rambam Programs/2015   | |
|---|---|
| Membership | • Christopher Pyne • Bronwyn Bishop • Tim Wilson (Australia) •  Sharri Markson• Ben English • Bevan Shields • Alex Hart • David Lipson • Aaron Patrick • Anthony Bergin • Wyatt Roy • Sharon Bird • Terri Butler • Russel Matheson • Peter Hendy • Rob Mitchell • Chris Ketter •  Jim Molan• Mal Brough • Andrew Leigh • Dean Smith • Bridget McKenzie • Joanne Ryan • Sean Edwards |
| 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]
Australia-Israel-UK Leadership Dialogue - December
- Christopher Pyne, Industry Minister
- Bronwyn Bishop, former parliamentary speaker
- Tim Wilson, Human Rights Commissioner
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies/AIJAC Journalists Study Tour - November[4]
- Sharri Markson, senior writer, The Australian
- Ben English, deputy editor, Daily Telegraph
- Bevan Shields, Fairfax Media federal politics editor
- Alex Hart, Channel 7 reporter
- David Lipson, Sky News, political reporter
- Aaron Patrick, print editor, Australian Financial Review
- Anthony Bergin of the [[Australian Strategic Policy Institute[[ (ASPI) - November[5][6]
?
Delegation of 50 "entrepreneurs" led by Wyatt Roy, Asst. Minister for Innovation - November[7]
AIJAC Rambam Study Tour - July[8][9][10]
- Sharon Bird (Lab. Cunningham, NSW)
- Terri Butler (Lab. Griffith, Qld)
- Russel Matheson (Lib. Macarthur, NSW)
- Peter Hendy (Lib. Eden-Monaro, NSW)
- Rob Mitchell (McEwan, VIC)
- Chris Ketter (Senator, Qld)
?
Retired Major General Jim Molan - June[11]
AIJAC Rambam Israel Fellowship - May[12]
- Mal Brough (Lib. Fisher)
- Andrew Leigh (Lab. shadow asst. treasurer)
- Dean Smith (Lib. senator, WA)
- Bridget McKenzie (Nat. senator, VIC)
- Joanne Ryan (Lab. Lalor)
- Sean Edwards (Lib. senator, SA)
Known members
2 of the 24 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Sharri Markson | Host on Sky News Australia |
| Jim Molan | Australian soldier/politician accused of multiple war crimes during the attack on Fallujah in late 2004. |
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/2015/11/the-day-sharri-markson-went-feral.html
- ↑ http://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2015/11/bergin-of-beersheba.html
- ↑ http://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2015/11/bergin-of-beersheba-2.html
- ↑ http://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2015/10/looking-for-inspiration-in-all-wrong.html
- ↑ http://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2015/10/insights-from-israel-by-russell.html
- ↑ http://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2015/10/insights-from-israel-by-terri-butler-mp.html
- ↑ http://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2015/10/insights-from-israel-by-sharon-bird-mp.html
- ↑ http://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2015/06/gullibles-travels.html
- ↑ http://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2015/06/is-aijac-getting-its-moneys-worth.html
