Australia Palestine Advocacy Network
Coverage of Australia Palestine Advocacy Network in the Nexus archive.
- Fears doctors criticising Israel may be silenced as health watchdog adopts contested antisemitism definition
Australia’s health watchdog, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism for regulatory work. The move is supported by the nation’s peak Jewish body but criticized by the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, which warns it may silence health professionals from addressing Israel’s human rights record.
- Palestinian peak body refused leave to appear at royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion
The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network was refused leave to appear at the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion, despite making detailed submissions on the issues. The network claims that Palestinian voices are being excluded from the debate on social cohesion. The refusal has sparked concerns about the representation of Palestinian perspectives in the discussion.