AUKUS Pro-Israeli Political Lobbies
Links to key info
Synopsis
I have researched from scratch and written a number of original articles on Substack (“original content” I believe they call it) on the Israeli lobby but this page is really an index article - aggregating the main ones together in a landing page.
It has links to main articles on the pro-Israeli political lobbies in each AUKUS country (🇦🇺 Australia, 🇬🇧 UK 🇺🇸 US). I’ll add this page to the menu at the top of the landing page for Substack.
⚠️ Please note: I update these articles regularly with new information and details - e.g. new Bills coming out in US Congress to specifically counter and silence criticism at every step or other developments. There’s a version history at the top of each article so you can see what’s changed when you check in.
Quick links to main articles each country:
Some notes below.
Video Synopsis
Lobbying
A positive - if you can stay that - element coming out of this awful crisis is that the pro-Israeli manipulation that has always been embedded in Government is being pulled into the cold light of day. It’s as revelatory as the unveiling of AIPAC in 2006 as noted by political scientists Mearsheimer and Walt at the time in their Harvard academic paper which became a book (noting Ilan Pappe has just published a book also this year where he focuses on the UK and US lobbies - Mearsheimer & Walt were primarily US).
The organised lobby is undeniable and it’s clear that when Israel changes as a State for more freedoms - either as Northern Ireland after peace two different states as now or ultimately one - that’s only about 25% of the work in attaining a sustainable peace.
The other 75% is making sure these lobbies are removed from our institutions and properly registered - just as you would with any foreign state influence operation.
They have enabled a genocide (and in fact the whole history of Palestinian oppression) by stifling and manipulating our politicians - therefore documenting the modus operandi and history is important for managing their post-crisis removal to ensure this can never happen again.
Research Notes for articles on lobbying
All information in the articles are:
Publicly available
Quoted in extensive footnotes in the article with URLs to source
Preference for primary source documents (e.g. treaties, UN resolutions in UN library docs, ICJ/ICC original cases, Israeli law etc.) rather than second hand
Where media - all quoted from Western news outlets checked with Media Fact Check to confirm any political bias for context (avoiding far left/right) but more importantly the historical veracity of facts.
Even though Middle Eastern news outlets are fine through fact-checking - to strengthen the argument with pro-Israelis I’m consciously avoiding Middle Eastern sources that could be seen as biased. No offence to Middle Eastern friends - hope you understand the logic!
🇮🇱📣 Pro-Israeli “fact checkers” - always generically named, completely biased and funded by pro-Israelis or the Israeli Government. Any media or other sources that quote the below are immediately not reliable.
Not saying completely untrue - but warrants a cross-check and reference from a less biased source for a balanced picture. Examples NOT TO USE are:
UN Watch - rubbishing the UN as is Israeli State policy and published policy of pro-Israeli lobby groups in Australia (posing as community organisations)
NGO Monitor - rubbishing NGOs operating in Israel - whether Palestinian or Israeli.
Creative Community for Peace - Entertainment industry lobby, aggressively going after pro-Palestine creatives with cancelation through pressuring senior industry management, and promoting creatives performing in Israel (particular chutzpah is the annual glittering gala dinner supplying wine from illegal Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights - kinda gives you a clue about the organisation!)
“NOTES” Posts
There is also a “notes” section along the top. This is links to posts on Substack, not articles but general short news items such as reports on weekly pro-Palestine protests in Sydney. Click this “Notes” menu item at top of landing page to view:
🇦🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸 AUKUS Lobbies
The following has more detail on each of the country lobbies in turn with links to other articles on the broader lobby or specific events relevant to the country.
🇦🇺 Australian lobby
Key article:
This is the most comprehensive article due to the deeply-embedded and long-term establishment of the lobby here, held in a tight geographical area by a few key related families and lawfare global law firms. Most sub-articles - I live here and see it day-to-day.
Punches well above its weight on the global arena.
Other articles on the Australian lobby more broadly below (also updated from time to time with version history at top):
Sydney University Encampment (first published May 2 2024)
Fomented Antisemitism (AUJS)
Gaslighting the narrative - who is really unsafe?
Pro-Israel counter-protests
Continued suppression US/Australia
Macklemore
Vice Chancellor’s Response
Camp Closure
Sydney University: Monitoring Free Speech (first published Sep 20 2024):
Recording
Antisemitism Bill / Envoy
Who defines antisemitism for reviewing the student recording?
“Antisemitism” inquiry at Australian Universities: Fait accompli? (first published Sep 23 2024)
The Committee
JCA Testimony
University Testimonies
IHRA Impact European Universities
Envoy - “The Gold Standard”
Appendix: USYD Testimony
Sydney Uni you can’t hide… (first published Feb 14 2024)
USYD links to Thales
Thales military operations with Israel
Israeli Uni partnership
Thodey - conflict of interest?
Defending Israel’s actions is the ultimate “un-Australian” behaviour: (first published Feb 28 2024) a response to the pro-Israel lobby appropriating Australian culture and terminology:
“pro-Hamas” collectivism
Appropriating “un-Australian”
Who is holding Israel to account?
Who is defending Israel’s actions?
Australian Threat Level increases (first published 5 Aug 2024): Government press conference on ASIO threat level increase
Shows Islamophobia and antisemitism being treated the same at that point … so why rush for antisemitism envoy appointed in previous month?
Antisemitism envoy: pro-Israel bias record
Sydney Opera House Audio falsely captioned by Australian pro-Israel extremist group AJA (first published Feb 2 2024) a look at the significant impacts on Australia’s reputation and utilisation against pro-Palestinian protestors:
NSW Police reveal not said
NOTHING to do with main pro-Palestine protestors (ABC Interview)
The legal difference in using the term “gas” never mind moral
Impacts of replaying this over and over and reinforcement of the link with protestors
No Room for Antisemitism - but plenty of room for racism (first published Dec 12 2023): the demonisation of pro-Palestine protestors in The Australian press
“No room in this movement for antisemitism”
Sydney opera house memes
Caricatures
Association with Hamas
Fomenting division in Australia
Misrepresentation: Antisemitism campaign advertising (first published 1 Dec 2023):
Misleading campaign advertising for generic racism by the pro-Israel lobby
Real motive: compilation of a powerful corporate mailing list with professional profile information
IDF soldier/Israel-IS CEO Australia visit sponsored by pro-Israel lobby (first published Dec 16 2023):
IDF propaganda at the Opera House
Reaction to a foreign state soldier glorified on Australian soil by the pro-Israel lobby
Israel-IS: IDF soldier also CEO of group teaching IDF soldier PR - with actual atrocity use cases and how to spin them in training videos
Two Australian State Premiers speak at glittering Israel gala dinners in 2024 as Rafah literally burns (first published Jun 2 2024):
Federal and State Parliament Friends of Israel guests
Historical Australian politician speakers at Israel independence day Gala dinners
The Australian 2025 antisemitism criminal hoaxes, the history of bias in NSW and how the pro-Israel lobby milked it (first published 12th March 2025):
NSW Premier Chris Minns’s pro-Israel bias and history of suppressing pro-Palestine protest
Events after the police revelation of hoaxes
NSW Parliament pro-Israel bodies
Australia’s UN voting record and the timing of the attacks
Government community funding and support summary
A Sydney Northern Beaches surf Club/Gaza joint Nippers program - and what should have been a celebratory 2023 first year after an uphill road to get started became a horror
Australia’s connection to Gaza beach
Gaza Nippers coach training
Season launch
The future: Israelis resettling Gaza?
How NewsCorp media manipulated the narrative to influence the “no” vote in the 2023 Australian Referendum on the Aboriginal Voice to Parliament: analysis of the report by Murdoch for a Royal Commission (first published Nov 29 2023):
Two former Australian Prime Minsters share their views on Murdoch
Final report review & commentary
Panel discussion - mapping solutions to disinformation
Zali Steggall: Australian Teal MP - Addressing political advertising misinformation
The language of lobbying: US/Australia - the art of persuasion and language employed by pro-Israel lobbyists to persuade politicians and attempt to present Israel’s controversial actions as “reasonable” (first published Jan 10 2024):
US: Republican strategist - the leaked PR bible on Israel
Australia: analysis of AIJAC lobbyist speech notes
In action: Israeli Government spokesperson Eylon Levy
🇬🇧 UK Lobby
Key article:
This was originally written as an opinion piece on the UK Election on 4th July 2024 quoting the independent MP for Rochdale George Galloway’s iconic simile on the choice for voters - “two cheeks of the same a*s!”.
Point being - the pro-Israeli lobby is deeply involved in both major parties in particular Labour post the removal of Jeremy Corbyn with some just incredible concessions to the pro-Israeli lobby.
Unlike in Australia - UK political funding is very transparent which makes the direct financial sponsorship of individual MPs very visible - never mind the millions of pounds direct to the parties.
It is not the number of MPs that are funded by the pro-Israeli lobby that is the issue - it is the cultivation over time and the particular Shadow Cabinet or Government Ministerial very senior roles these MPs hold or will hold.
Senior UK Pro-Israeli lobbyist caught inciting a pro-Palestinian rally then lying to police:
The biased UK Government Ministers responsible for redefining antisemitism in UK legislation:
🇬🇧📢🇮🇱 Speaking out on manipulative pro-Israel influence in the UK Parliament - from a Conservative former UK foreign secretary
Sir Alan speaks out on Israel’s actions in Palestine (April 2024)- is accused of antisemitism and suspended from the UK Conservative Party
How he fought the charges and was completely cleared
Speaks out on Conservative Friends of Israel - and how they and their benefactors manipulate UK Politics for the State of Israel
Parallels on this with exactly the same manipulation in the Parliament of Australia
Scotland’s differing approach to Palestine contrasting with the UK Government (first published 4 December 2023):
First Minister Humza Yousaf’s personal connection to Gaza
Political events in the UN and the UK leading up to the 21 Nov Scottish Parliament motion on a ceasefire in Gaza
The impact of the Scottish Vote
🇺🇸 US Lobby
Key article:
This was originally written more broadly on influence in the US but since broken out other sectors into different articles. The reason being the ongoing ridiculous shifting of goalposts in real-time with legislation enacted blatantly in Congress to support Israel.
Like the UK - political funding for MPs is extremely transparent in the US - and virtually EVERY Senator and Representative in the House is extremely well funded DIRECTLY by the main PAC AIPAC or other pro-Israeli lobby groups.
The key site exposing this - based on aggregating underlying Federal Congress member political contribution data - is OpenSecrets.Org with the “presentation layer” being TrackAIPAC with some nice infographics on each member. AIPAC is a misnomer as they track broader pro-Israeli sources but do specifically note if a politician is primarily funded by AIPAC. The Infographics are generally posted by activist as replies to the extreme pro-Israeli posts members put on social media, quid pro quo.
For those few Senators and Representatives that do not take pro-Israeli lobby money, their political opponents in their electorates are massively funded by the pro-Israeli lobby either by direct cash or indirectly via PACs to the Party or TV advertising and voluntary canvassing.
What is most disturbing is the real religious ideology that Congress members hold when it comes to Israel which is a “pincer-movement” in addition to the actual funding they receive. They genuinely believe in Israel for Jewish people to further the second-coming of Christ - at all costs which blinkers their humanity.
So much for secular politics.
Other articles on lobbying in the US outside the political sphere below (also updated from time to time with version history at top):
ADL selectively creating antisemitism “statistics”:
US Congress: Motion defining antizionism as antisemitism (first published Dec 6 2023) - point is - without looking to / understanding the detail of the Bill - who wants to be seen as “challenging the fight against antisemitism”?
Setting precedent
Getting congressmen over a barrel - nobody know the detail, they just know bad to be tarred with “antisemitism”
McCarthy returns to the campus (first published Apr 14 2024): article on the brutal approach taken to protest on American Universities impacting both staff and students in the first six months of the Gaza crisis:
Early repercussions of protest
Columbia University hearings silencing free speech
Pro-Israel campus organisations in the US
Impacts on Academics
Statistical review of ADL antisemitism data (first published Apr 29 2024):
Official FBI hate crime statistics
Accurate comparison of Islamophobia v Antisemitism statistics - surprising results…
How much Islamophobic hate crime reported?
ADL Proprietary Stats - Methodology, reporting channels - issues
Perspective: relative to other categories of crime
The Kid’s in the Picture: An overview of “The Hollywood Lobby” (first published 13 April 2024) - the pro-Israel Creative Community for Peace. One and the same as pro-Israel campus organisation “Stand with us”.
CCFP structure and agenda
Retribution for speaking out
Hollywood representation of Arab characters
Voices of reason speaking out
Redefining Hollywood D&I policy
A wee favour…
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