Promoting Israel In Australia

Promoting Israel In Australia

The influence of the Israel lobby on Australian politics and media

• What are the main Israel lobbying groups in Australia? What are their legal statuses? And what is their influence on Government and media?
• What is ‘hasbara’? How is the concept of ‘hasbara’ seen and understood by Jews as a civic duty and as a non-political action?
• How is Israel Lobby in Australia involved with far-right organisations? To what extent is Zionism an inherently far-right ideology?
• What was the Israel lobby’s role in the 2025 federal election? How has been the mainstream media coverage of this role?
• How authoritative have been the reports on anti-Semitism in Australia? What has been the role of the special envoy for anti-Semitism?
• To what extent has the Israel lobby been involved in exaggerating and weaponizing anti-Semitism to silence anti-Genocide activism?

To answer all these questions and more, please join us in this in-depth discussion with Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon.

Wendy Bacon is an independent investigative journalist and lifelong radical activist. She has investigated miscarriages of justice, deaths in custody, News Corp’s coverage of climate change, urban developments, police corruption and most recently astroturfing in the 2025 Federal election.

Yaakov Aharon is new to journalism, having come from a background of activism. Yaakov brings unique perspectives to the Palestinian struggle, credited to his political journey away from the Ultra Orthodox Jewish and pro-Israel education of his youth. His research concerns the Israel lobby, Jewish community, party politics, and the arms trade.

Join us in this highly educational session to delve deep into the Zionist lobbying groups in Australia and to explore ways to combat their influence in politics and academia: Tuesday, the 3rd of June at 7PM via Zoom.

This event is hosted by Palestine Justice Movement Sydney and Free Palestine Melbourne, in collaboration with Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, Australian Friends of Palestine Association, Friends of Palestine Western Australia, Palestine Action Group Canberra, Tasmanian Palestine Advocacy Network, Justice for Palestine Magan-djin, Northern Beaches Friends of Palestine and Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa and Perth Mums for Palestine.

The webinar will be broadcasted nation-wide and will be recorded and published on the hosting organisations' online platforms for future views.
The video recording will also be sent out to registrants afterwards.

The audio recording of this conversation will also be made available on this Palestinian podcast.

All donations will be used to support Palestinian families in Gaza.