AIJAC/Rambam Programs/2013
  AIJAC/Rambam Programs/2013   | |
|---|---|
| Membership | • Daniel Andrews • Michael Borowick • Daniel Mookhey • Scott McDine • David Bliss • Phoebe Drake • James Merlino • Martin Foley • Marsha Thomson • Frank McGuire • Telmo Languiller • Judith Graley • Xavier Williams • Janice Munt • David King • Fred Nile • Paul Green • David Clarke • Matthew Mason-Cox • Gabrielle Upton • Luke Foley • Walt Secord • John Barilaro • Rick Colless • Rob Borsak |
| 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]
Scott McDin, National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union told how the junket trip is a temptation for more people than himself:
There are... some in the labor movement... who have a very strong preconception of the Israeli-Palestinian issue'... He recalled discussing his experience with a representative from a union which endorses Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, noting that the representative subsequently enquired about the next mission.[4]
Politicians
- Daniel Andrews, Labor VIC
Unionists
AIJAC Rambam Mission
- Michael Borowick, Asst Secretary, ACTU
- Daniel Mookhey, Federal Electoral Campaign Coordinator, ACTU
- Scott McDine, National Secretary, AWU
- David Bliss, Asst Secretary, Newcastle branch, Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees Association
- Phoebe Drake
AIJAC? Victorian State Labor Politicians
- James Merlino
- Martin Foley
- Marsha Thomson
- Frank McGuire
- Telmo Languiller
- Judith Graley
- Xavier Williams
- Janice Munt
Media
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies/AIJAC Journalists Mission to Israel, Unnamed journalist from:
AIJAC
Politicians
NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel
- Fred Nile, MLC, Christian Democrats
- Paul Green, MLC, Christian Democrats
- David Clarke, MLC Liberal
- Matthew Mason-Cox, MLC Liberal
- Gabrielle Upton, MLA Liberal
- Luke Foley, MLC, Labor
- Walt Secord, MLC, Labor
- John Barilaro, MLA, National Party
- Rick Colless, MLC, National Party
- Rob Borsak, MLC, Shooters Party
Known member
1 of the 25 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Daniel Andrews | Politician who came to prominence during the COVID-19 deep event. |
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
- ↑ The Australian Jewish News, 14/2/14) quoted in https://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2014/02/lets-do-rambam-again.html
