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Join us for a conversation with with Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon to delve deep into the Zionist lobbying groups in Australia and explore ways to combat their influence in politics and academia

About Wendy and Yaakov

Wendy Bacon

independent investigative journalist

lifelong radical activist

has investigated:

• miscarriages of justice
• deaths in custody
• News Corp’s coverage of climate change
• urban developments
• police corruption
• 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.

About the Webinar

Questions for discussion

• 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?

Hosts and collaborators

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.

Recording

The webinar 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 the Palestinian podcast Red Inverted Triangle.

Previously in this series

For previous webinars, have a look at Palestine Justice Movement's YouTube.