Fringe anti-Zionist group leads campaign pushing Australian parliament to sanction Israel
An initiative aimed at sanctioning Israel is supported by the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network and other groups at the forefront of the pro-Hamas marches that erupted after October 7.
The Jewish Council of Australia (JCA), a fringe far-left group, is leading a campaign to pressure the Australian parliament into sanctioning Israel. The JCA, which has close ties to Australian Palestinian groups, has launched the "Red Lines Package" campaign aimed at preventing Australia from funding, arming, or investing in illegal settlements, war crimes, or genocide in Israel.
The initiative, supported by the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network and other groups, is based on a misinterpretation of the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling, which states that Israel's actions in Gaza should be protected from genocide, but not that a plausible case of genocide exists. The JCA has a history of delegitimizing Israel and trivializing antisemitism, and its leaders and members have marched in post-October 7 rallies, chanting for Israel's annihilation.
The JCA's partnership in this campaign includes Muslim Aid Australia and the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network, both of which have controversial stances on the October 7 massacre.
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