AIJAC

What AIJAC does

AIJAC (Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council) is a non-profit public affairs organisation founded in 2005 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, operating as the principal policy and advocacy body for the Australian Jewish community. Its functional mandate is to convey community interests to government, media, and other community organisations, with a particular focus on Israel, Middle East, and Asia policy, as well as combating antisemitism and anti-Israel bias in Australian public discourse. The organisation operates across four primary stakeholder segments: the Australian Jewish community (vertical), government officials and policymakers, media organisations, and the broader general public and opinion leaders.

Its core products are content- and program-based rather than technology-based: the Australia/Israel Review (AIR) quarterly magazine (now in a digital interactive format with editions archived from 2005 onward), the Fresh AIR blog, the Update from AIJAC email bulletin, the AIJAC Live Online webinar series, the Rambam Israel Fellowship Program, and the international Visitor Program. Supporting digital resources include a Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion dashboard and the Palestinian Opinion Polling Project research database. Technical infrastructure consists of a standard WordPress-based website and a Netlify-hosted interactive tool; no proprietary technology platforms, APIs, or AI systems are indicated.

The revenue model is that of a non-profit public affairs organisation dependent on philanthropic and community support, with all content, briefings, and public programming provided gratis to media, government, and community audiences. Pricing is not commercially disclosed. Distribution occurs through direct engagement channels: the website, email subscriptions, publications, and in-person and virtual events. AIJAC maintains a strategic global partnership with the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and operates across Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Israel. The organisation employs between 11 and 50 staff, led by National Chairman Mark Leibler AC, NSW Chairman Paul Rubenstein, and Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein AM, supported by a team of policy analysts, researchers, digital producers, and interfaith liaison staff.

Name

AIJAC

Legal name

Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council

Website

https://aijac.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AIJAC is a Sydney-based non-profit public affairs organisation founded in 2005 that serves as the principal advocacy body for the Australian Jewish community, producing policy research, publications, and programs on Israel, Middle East, and antisemitism issues for government, media, and the public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

AIJAC (Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council) is a non-profit public affairs organization that conveys the interests of the Australian Jewish community to government, media, and other community organizations. It produces expert policy analysis and commentary on Middle East and Asia developments, operates publications including the Australia/Israel Review quarterly magazine and Fresh AIR blog, runs an Update email bulletin, and delivers educational programs such as the Rambam Israel Fellowship and AIJAC Live Online webinars. The organization also monitors and counters antisemitism and anti-Israel bias in media and public debate.

Product overview

AIJAC (Australia Israel & Jewish Affairs Council) is a premier public affairs organization for the Australian Jewish community that offers a portfolio of publications, programs, and digital resources. The core offerings include the Australia/Israel Review (AIR) quarterly magazine in digital interactive format, the Fresh AIR blog for current opinion and research, and the Update from AIJAC email bulletin. The organization also runs the Rambam Israel Fellowship Program and AIJAC Live Online webinar series as part of its educational programming. Additional digital resources include a Royal Commission Dashboard tracking antisemitism inquiries and a Palestinian Opinion Polling Project synthesizing survey data on Middle East peace preferences. These products serve to convey the interests of the Australian Jewish community to government, media, and other community organizations while monitoring and countering antisemitism and anti-Israel bias.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Australia/Israel Review (AIR): Quarterly magazine highlighting developments in the Middle East affecting Israel and public policy issues of interest to the Australian Jewish community. Now available in digital interactive format.
• Fresh AIR
• Update from AIJAC
• AIJAC Live Online
• Rambam Israel Fellowship

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• American Jewish Committee (AJC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIJAC has an active association with the American Jewish Committee in a global partnership designed to bring about a greater understanding of the issues and challenges lying ahead for world Jewry. This partnership involves international collaboration on public affairs, policy research, and advocacy efforts.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• World Jewish Congress: Global umbrella for Jewish communal and policy advocacy. Comparable to AIJAC in conducting international affairs policy work, antisemitism monitoring, and interfaith dialogue, but at multi-region scale via affiliated communities worldwide.
• Zionist Federation of Australia: Australian peak body for Zionist advocacy. Shares AIJAC's Australia-centric focus on Israel-related policy and community representation; function-overlaps enough that the two often co-appear in submissions and media commentary.
• Anti-Defamation League (ADL): The largest US-focused antisemitism and hate-monitoring organisation. Overlaps with AIJAC on antisemitism research, media monitoring, policy submissions, and public-affairs advocacy, with a much larger resource base.
• American Jewish Committee (AJC): AIJAC's named global partner. AJC runs the most directly comparable playbook — global advocacy, antisemitism monitoring, Israel-related policy analysis, international speaker programs — and operates at a similar vertical-positioning (premier public affairs body) at much larger scale.
• Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ): The peak communal body for Australian Jewry. Operates in the same Australian advocacy ecosystem as AIJAC, represents the community to government and media, and submits to the same inquiries — closest domestic peer by mission and geography.

Broad incumbents

• AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee): The dominant US pro-Israel public-affairs lobby. Overlaps with AIJAC in Israel-related advocacy, congressional/parliamentary engagement, and political-leader cultivation, but operates at vastly larger scale and in a different regulatory/funding environment.
• Jewish Agency for Israel: Global body connecting Israel and Jewish diaspora communities through education, fellowships, and advocacy. Comparable to AIJAC's Rambam Israel Fellowship and Visitor Program components, with global scope and far larger programmatic footprint.
• B'nai B'rith International: One of the oldest Jewish advocacy organisations, combining community liaison, policy research, and antisemitism monitoring worldwide. Overlaps with AIJAC on agenda-setting advocacy and outreach to government, with broader geographic scope.

Regional players

• Community Security Trust (CST): UK-based organisation providing security and policy support against antisemitism. Comparable to AIJAC in producing original antisemitism-incident research and policy submissions, but specialised in physical security in a different geography.
• Board of Deputies of British Jews: The UK's representative body of the Jewish community. Performs an almost identical function to AIJAC at UK scale — community representation to government, policy submissions, interfaith liaison — making it a strong structural analogue in a different jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/aijac.au
• Xx.com/aijac_update
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-australia-israel-jewish-affairs-council

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Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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