Anti-Israel Bias
AIJAC endeavours to highlight and counteract instances of anti-Israel bias and misinformation in the Australian media and the wider public debate. This is a huge ongoing task, undertaken both within AIJAC's own publications and the mainstream media.
AIJAC released in 2003 a comprehensive report into SBS-TV's persistently slanted coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Middle East in general. See also the regular "Media Microscope" column in Australia/Israel Review.
Islamic Extremism
In the wake of the challenge presented by the September 11 and further terrorist atrocities, AIJAC has supported the US-led coalition in the war against violent Islamism, including the campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq. This also extends to the threat that violent Islamism poses within Western societies.
The growth of Islamic extremism in Asia also constitutes an important issue not only for all Australians, but Israel and the Australian Jewish community in particular. AIJAC maintains strong contacts with regional experts in this field, including Prof. Zachary Abuza and Dr. Greg Barton. In association with the American Jewish Committee, in 1999 AIJAC produced a detailed research study, Islam in Asia: Changing Political Realities. This study has since been updated and published in the United States and Australia by Transaction Publications. For ongoing regional coverage, also read the monthly Asia Watch column in Australia/Israel Review as well as articles by regional experts.
Racial and Religious Intolerance
AIJAC seeks to defend and promote efforts to further Australia's development as a tolerant and harmonious multicultural society. Often acting in concert with other ethnic community organisations, AIJAC has exposed instances of racism and antisemitism in Australia and has lobbied governments to develop legislative and educative measures to counteract the pernicious effects of racism. Jeremy Jones writes regularly in Australia/Israel Review on incidences of antisemitism in Australia.
International Jewry
AIJAC has highlighted and campaigned against the international scourge of Holocaust Denial and those who have sought to deny or distort the history of the Nazi Holocaust - the greatest single tragedy to afflict the Jewish people.
AIJAC was also active in the international campaign to incorporate Israel's Magen David Adom under the umbrella of the International Red Cross, correcting an anomally that lasted several decades.
Internet racism is a growing area of concern for international Jewry. Through research and published articles, AIJAC has joined international efforts to counter the unfettered proliferation of racist and antisemitic material on the internet.
War Crimes Justice
AIJAC has been in the forefront of the campaign to ensure that alleged Nazi war criminals in Australia face justice, either in Australia or overseas via deportation or extradition. To this end, AIJAC has called for the Federal Government to reestablish a specialised war crimes investigation unit to pursue suspects from the Nazi era and more recent conflicts, as well as assist international efforts to secure war crimes justice.