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Sky News AU
a day ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Plainly preposterous': Alex Ryvchin slams Albanese government's ban of Hillel Fuld
Executive Council of Australian Jewry Co-CEO Alex Ryvchin has called for the Australian government's ban of Israeli-American speaker Hillel Fuld from the country to be 'overturned'. US ambassador to Israel has stepped in after the Albanese government quietly cancelled the travel visa of Hillel Fuld who was due to visit in the coming weeks. 'It's a plainly proposterous decision; Hillel Fuld is a tech entrepreneur, he is an expert in his field, he is an uncontroversial figure,' Mr Rvychin told Sky News host Peta Credlin. 'To think that he was someone that could be deemed of such ill character, that he should be excluded and banned from entering this country, is absurd.'
Sky News AU
4 days ago
- Health
- Sky News AU
Letters to government calling for ceasefire in Gaza achieve ‘next to nothing'
Executive Council of Australian Jewry Co-CEO Alex Ryvchin claims any letters written in an attempt for intervention by groups and individuals for the war in Gaza to end are not "worth the paper they're written on". The Australian Medical Association wrote to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about the war in Gaza, urging the government to call for an immediate and sustainable ceasefire. 'We're all sick and tired of individuals and groups with no skin in the game, with no ability to actually impact events on the ground, taking these sorts of moral positions and trying to tell the people of Israel how they should fight this war and rescue their people,' Mr Ryvhcin told Sky News Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus. 'For all the pontificating that's been going on, and letters and petitions ... at the end of the day, the only thing that's going to rescue the hostages is Israeli minds and sacrifice. 'These doctors and these petitions aren't going to achieve anything. 'If they want to do something productive and constructive, let them stand with people of goodwill and call for an immediate end to the conflict through the defeat of Hamas.'
Sky News AU
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Jewish leader fears more antisemitic attacks on Australian soil following fatal shooting in Washington DC
A prominent Jewish leader has spoken out on the latest global antisemitic attack, warning things will only continue to get worse as he expressed fears of future hate crimes on Australian shores. On Wednesday in the United States, what police believe was a lone gunman, opened fire and killed two people outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC. The attack, which is being investigated by the FBI as to whether it had any ties to "potential terrorism" or was motivated by a hate crime, occurred shortly after 9pm. When the shooter was in handcuffs after being taken into custody, he said "free, free Palestine". US President Donald Trump labelled the crime "horrible" and said there was no place in the country for "hatred and radicalism". Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-chief executive Alex Ryvchin said while every antisemitic attack remained "deeply shocking", they were so frequent that they had become "utterly predictable". "The person who did this was the product of a movement. And that's the Free Palestine Movement," he told Caleb Bond on Sky News' Sharri on Thursday. "And that movement has for years, but particularly the last 18 months, been relentlessly inciting against the Jewish community, putting targets on the backs of community leaders and people who frequent communal institutions like the museum there in DC. And this is the inevitable consequence of that." Mr Ryvchin said he believes the lack of consequences for antisemitic attacks means it will only "get worse". "When there are no consequences exacted, when people feel they can get away with this stuff, they go further and further and farther," he said. "The only thing that extremists understand is strict consequences. And until that's levied, until we see that, until we see a cost for being an anti-semite, this is going to get worse and worse." He also expressed concern horrifying attacks like the Washington incident could take place in Australia. "We've been warning about what is to come. The writing was on the wall for a long time. And there's no reason why something like this can't happen in this country because we have the same ideology, the same extremism, the same people who wish to do the Jewish community harm here. "And it's going to take a hell of a lot of resolve from our security agencies and the police and the community and wider society to stamp this out and to protect Jewish Australians." On Wednesday local time, police received multiple calls shortly after 9pm about a shooting in the area of Third Street NW and F Street NW in Washington DC. Upon arrival, officers found an adult male and female unconscious and not breathing at the scene. The pair ultimately succumbed to their injuries and rescue crews were unable to revive them. Police said during a press conference they believe the crime was committed by a single suspect, 30-year-old Chicago man Elias Rodriguez, and he is now in custody. Police chief Pamela A Smith said the suspect "implied" he committed the crime.
Sky News AU
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Washington murders highlight the need to ‘protect Jewish Australians'
Executive Council of Australian Jewry Co-CEO Alex Ryvchin says there is no reason a similar event like the murder of two Israelis in Washington cannot happen in Australia. 'We've been warning about what is to come, the writing was on the wall for a long time, and there is no reason … why something like this can't happen in this country,' Mr Ryvchin told Sky News host Caleb Bond. 'It's going to take a hell of a lot of resolve from our security agencies and the police … and wider society to stamp this out and protect Jewish Australians.'
West Australian
23-04-2025
- Politics
- West Australian
Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin says community feels ‘let down' by Albanese Government as antisemitic attacks rise
The West Australian exclusive Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin says community feels 'let down' by Albanese Government as antisemitic attacks rise
