Dr. Ran Porat
ran.porat@monash.edu
University lecturer, teacher and analyst on Israel and Middle Eastern Affairs
Expert on the Extremism in the Australian Arab/Muslim Community
Researching Australia’s Jewish community, the Israeli Diaspora
Expert researcher of antisemitism in Australia
Expert witness
Affiliate Researcher Australian Centre for Jewish Civilization,
Monash University, Melbourne
Research Fellow International Institute for Counter-Terrorism,
Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel
Research Associate The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC)
Teacher, Lecturer Monash University and Melbourne University
Publications
1. Extreme voices in Australia, in Arabic and in Muslim communities of Australia
“The hate files”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), December 2025 (link).
“Australia’s extremists in full flight”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), 19 September 2025 (link).
“AMUST and the Dural caravan hoax”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 50, No. 6 (June 2025), P. 29-31 (link).
“The lamentations of Assad’s Australian admirers”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 50, No. 2 (February 2025), P. 29-31 (link).
“Sydney Sheikh holds hateful vigil mourning Nasrallah”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 49, No. 11 (November 2024) (link).
“AMUST goes nuclear”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 49, No. 10 (Oct 2024) (link).
“Anti-Semitic extremists terrorising Australian campuses don't understand the meaning of free speech’, Sky News website, 16 May, 2024 (link).
“Sydney Mosque a key centre of extremist preaching”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 49, No. 3 (March 2024) (link).
“AMUST’s post-October 7 rampage (part 2)”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 49, No. 2 (Feb 2024) (link).
“AMUST after Oct 7: Defending Hamas and antisemitism”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 49, No. 1 (Jan 2024) (link).
“Surveying the hate at one pro-Palestinian rally”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 48, No. 12 (Dec 2023) (link).
“AMUST’s latest anti-Israel conspiracy theories”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 48, No. 8 (Sep 2023) (link).
“Antisemitic party with fascist roots active in Australia”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 48, No. 7 (July 2023), P. 25-26 (link).
“ “Quds day” becomes Antisemitism Day”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 48, No. 6 (June 2023) (link).
“AMUST’s “global Zionism” tropes “, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 48, No. 4 (April 2023) (link).
“Santa is Satan!”: Aussie preacher”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 48, No. 3 (March 2023) (link).
“Australian fans of Iran and Russia at it again”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 48, No. 1 (Jan 2023), P. 29-30 (link).
“More hate from HT”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 47, No. 12 (Dec 2022), P. 28-29 (link).
“An Australian preacher’s homophobic rant”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 47, No. 10 (Oct 2022), P. 27-28 (link). Republished Aleph Melbourne (link).
“ “GIMC” – A hateful gimmick for extremists”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 47, No. 9 (Sep 2022), P. 26-27 (link).
“Farah News: Hate springs eternal”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 47, No. 8 (Aug 2022), P. 26-27 (link).
“Conspiracy theories, antisemitic tropes and half-truths”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 47, No. 7 (July 2022), P. 26-27 (link).
“Al-Quds Day at a Sydney Mosque”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 47, No. 6 (June 2022), P. 26-28 (link).
“Teheran’s Australian propagandists back Putin’s Ukraine war”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 47, No. 5 (May 2022), P. 28-29 (link).
"Australian pro-ISIS propagandist: “Allah! Destroy Israel!”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 47, No. 4 (April 2022) (link).
“Australian Extremists: “Nuke Israel!”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 47, No. 2 (Feb 2022) (link).
“More Australian conspiracy theories”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 47, No. 1 (Jan 2022) (link).
“More Arabic antisemitism and conspiracy theories in Australia”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 46, No. 12 (December 2021) (link).
“More pro-Iranian conspiracy theories out of Sydney”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 46, No. 11 (Nov 2021) (link).
“Pro-Iran propaganda on 5 News“, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 46, No. 10 (October 2021) (link).
“Martyrdom Calls and Antisemitism in Australia”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 46, No. 7 (July 2021) (link).
“Australian Islamist extremist group fans the antisemitic flames”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), June 1, 2021 (link).
“Teheran’s friends in Australia”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 46, No. 6 (April 2021) (link).
“Iran’s propaganda organisation in Australia”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 46, No. 5 (May 2021) (link).
“The Great Suez Canal Plot”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), Apr 1, 2021 (link).
“Australian Arabic language newspaper claims Israel sent prostitutes to entice Gulf states”,
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), Mar 22, 2021 (link).
“Conspiracy theories for kids”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 46, No. 3 (March 2021) (link).
“Holocaust Denial at a conspiracy “one stop shop”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 46, No. 2 (February 2021) (link).
“Yet more extremist voices in Australia exposed”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 46, No. 1 (January 2021) (link).
“Conspiracy theories in Australia – An Update”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 45, No. 12 (December 2020) (link).
“The hateful rhetoric of Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 45, No. 11 (November 2020) (link).
“Australian Sheikh: conspiracies & antisemitism”, Times of Israel Blog (October 2, 2020) (link).
“Coronavirus blood libels in the Australian media“, The Australian Jewish News, May 21, 2020, P. 3.
“A Sheikh’s Travels”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 45, No. 5 (May 2020) (link). Republished on the ICT website (link), and on Iranian Diaspora (link)
“Coronavirus in Australia’s Arabic Media: Conspiracies, Anti-Semitism, Defiance”, Times of Israel Blog (April 1, 2020) (link).
“Coronavirus conspiracy theories in Australia”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 45, No. 4 (April 2020) (link).
“The Bushfire Conspiracy”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 45, No. 3 (March 2020), pp. 27-29 (link).
“Spreading Antisemitism in Arabic in Australia”, Times of Israel Blog (February 10, 2020) (link).
“The hate goes on”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 45, No. 2 (February 2020), pp. 23-25 (link).
“Rampant antisemitism – The Arab Press has a lot to answer for”, The Spectator, 16 November 2019, page x (link).
“Australian Antisemitism in Arabic”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 44, No. 9 (September 2019), pp. 28-31 (link).
“The “Elders of Zion” are making a comeback in Australia’s Arabic media”, J-wire, 14 June 2019 (link).
“Conspiracy theorists of the world unite”, Australian Jewish News, 8 March, 2019, P. 16.
“The Ayatollah’s followers down-under”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 45, No. 2 (February 2019), pp. 26-29 (link). Republished on the website of The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism Interdisciplinary Centre, Herzliya (link)
“The Columnist as Conspiracist”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 43, No. 10 (October 2018), pp. 27-29 (link)
“Jihad in the Suburbs redux”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 43, No. 4 (April 2018), pp. 18-23 (link)
“The dark side of Arabic Media”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 43, No. 1 (January 2018), pp. 27-29 (link).
2. Israel, the Palestinians, and The Middle East
“Biblio File: Learning from catastrophe”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), December 2025 (link).
“After the War: Israel’s revival, America’s power, and the Palestinian narratives”, AIJAC, 7 November, 2025 (link).
“‘The worst two years’: On the second anniversary of 7 October, Israeli lives remain entangled with grief and hope”, ABC Religion and Ethics, 7 October, 2025 (link).
“Gaza peace plan offers hope, but also faces major hurdles”, Monash Lens, 2 October, 2025 (link).
“Can hardliner narratives around Gaza be rewritten?”, Eureka Street, 12 September, 2025 (link).
“With eyes on re-election, Netanyahu’s fights with world leaders aim to distract from many political problems”, The Conversation, 21 August, 2025 (link). Republished on Yahoo, Tolerance.ca, New Zealand’s NZcity (link), The African Mirror (link), MenaFM (link). Translated to Spanish and Japanese.
“Among Israelis, the view of the conflict and humanitarian disaster in Gaza is complex — and it is rooted in a trust deficit”, ABC Religion and Ethics, 1 August, 2025 (link).
“Gaza and the ghost of Pax Americana”, Eureka Street, 29 May, 2025 (link).
“To succeed, the Gaza ceasefire must lead to hope and stability”, Eureka Street, 30 January, 2025 (link).
“Gaza ceasefire deal: What it means for the Middle East”, Monash Lens, 15 January, 2025 (link). Republished on The Australian Jewish News.
“Hamas’ 7 October attack, one year on: How it’s changed the Middle East”, Monash Lens, 7 October, 2024 (link).
"The long-feared Middle East war is now here. This is how Israel could now hit back at Iran”, The Conversation, October 3, 2024 (link). Republished in The Conversation in Spanish (link), The Probe India (link), Asia Times (link), Yahoo UK (link), The Australia Today (link), New Zealand City (link), The Madras Courrier (link).
“Heartbreak has turned to rage in Israel. Can Benjamin Netanyahu survive the biggest challenge to his rule?”, The Conversation, Sep 3, 2024 (link). Republished Mirage News (link), Press Trust of India (link), Channel News Asia (link), South China Morning Post (link).
“Ismail Haniyeh assassination: Where to next for the Middle East?”, Monash Lens, 5 August, 2024 (link).
“Why ultra-Orthodox opposition to serving in the Israeli army is the most significant threat to Netanyahu’s government”, The Conversation, July 30, 2024 (link). Republished: Monash Lens (link), National Tribune (link), Yahoo News (link).
“The double survival gambit behind the brewing Israel-Hamas hostage deal”, The Lens - Monash University, February 5, 2024 (link).
“After the atrocities of 7 October and amid the devastation in Gaza, remembering the Holocaust rightly is a moral obligation”, ABC Religion and Ethics, January 26, 2024 (link). Republished by AIJAC (link).
“Penny Wong must understand that many Palestinians see all Israelis as ‘settlers’ “, The Australian, January 17, 2024 (link).
“Israel's Supreme Court ruling: The end of judicial reform, and the beginning of healing”, The Lens - Monash University, January 4, 2024 (link).
“The conflict between Israel and Hamas will continue to divide us, unless we risk face-to-face discussion”, ABC Religion and Ethics, December 4, 2023 (link).
“Israel-Hamas ceasefire: The moral and operational dilemmas behind the hostage release deal”, The Lens - Monash University, Nov 22, 2023 (link).
“Under pressure, Netanyahu agrees to a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas. Are his days now numbered?”, The Conversation, Nov 22, 2023 (link). Republished by Yahoo News Australia (link), The New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA) (link), ASIA Times (link) and The Wire India (link).
Book recommendation, “10 books to help you understand Israel and Palestine, recommended by experts”, The Conversation, Nov 22, 2023 (link). Republished by the University of New South Wales (link).
“Double standards: Lessons from Lebanon to Gaza”, Times of Israel Blog, Oct 31, 2023 (link).
“ ‘Israel’s 9/11’ and the troubling ‘victory’ of Hamas”, The Lens - Monash University, Oct 9, 2023 (link).
“Israeli army moves to centre-stage in judicial reform controversy”, The Lens - Monash University, July 25, 2023 (link). Also published on Mirage News (link), The BFD NZ (link), The National Tribune (link).
“War in Gaza: Another round of violence with no end in sight”, The Lens - Monash University, May 10, 2023 (link).
“Israeli protests: Government forced to put judicial reform on hold”, The Lens - Monash University, March 28, 2023 (link).
“Israel is facing twin existential crises – what is Benjamin Netanyahu doing to solve them?”, The Conversation, 2 March, 2023 (link). Republished on Yahoo.com.au (link), UPI (link), Econotimes (link), Tolerance.ca (link).
“Israel, the Palestinians, and the question of governability – days of unrest ahead”, The Lens - Monash University, February 3, 2023 (link).
“Israel will continue to act in self-defence against Palestinian terror”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), 27 Jan 2023 (link).
“Israel’s constitutional crisis explained”, The Lens - Monash University, January 23, 2023 (link). Republished on National Tribune (link).
“Netanyahu on track to win in Israeli election – but there are many challenges ahead”, The Conversation, 2 November, 2022 (link). Republished –The Lens – Monash University(link), Yahoo news (link), Boomlive (link), Evening Report NZ (link).
“Israeli election explainer: Everything you need to know”, The Lens - Monash University, 28 October 2022 (link). Republished at The National Tribune (link), Mirage News (link), J-media (link).
“UNIFIL must be reformed or replaced”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), September 2, 2022 (link).
“Israel is increasingly part of a regional cold war against an Iran-Russia-China axis”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), August 26, 2022 (link).
“There is ample evidence banned Palestinian NGOs are PFLP-affiliated”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), Oct 26, 2021 (link).
“Netanyahu leaves behind a complex legacy in Israel. His successor will need to deliver change - and fast”, The Conversation, June 14, 2021 (link). Widely republished, for example at The Lens – Monash University (link), The Times (link), Asia Time (link), and in French (link, link2).
“Benjamin Netanyahu was on the brink of political defeat. Then, another conflict broke out in Gaza”, The Conversation, May 21, 2021 (link). Republished at Asia Times (link) and The Centre for Governance Studies (link).
“Israel elections: Netanyahu may hold on to power, but political paralysis will remain”, The Conversation, March 26, 2021 (link).
“Hamas is a still a long way from renouncing terror”, http://plus61j.net.au/ , 16 March 2021 (link).
“Is a war between Israel and Hezbollah likely in 2021?”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), Mar 2, 2021 (link).
“This is what Rabin would have wanted”. In Carlil, Bren (ed.), Remembering Rabin: Australian reflections on the 25th anniversary of his assassination. Zionist Federation of Australia, 2020. P. 95-99.
“Dipping into the Gaza charity tin“, The Australian Jewish News, August 6, 2020.
“The ‘Les Misérables’ industry of Gaza”, Times of Israel Blog (July 7, 2020) (link).
“Viewing Israel on Arab TV”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 45, No. 6 (June 2020) (link).
“How Hezbollah neutralised UNIFIL”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 45, No. 1 (January 2020), pp. 22-24 (link).
“Arab youth, cold realism and ‘deal of the century’ “, http://plus61j.net.au/, 14 May 2019 (link).
“Israel in Poll-Land”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 44, No. 4 (April 2019), pp. 25-27 (link).
“Moving the Australian embassy to Jerusalem makes sense”, ABC (originally The Conversation), 17 October 2018.
“Coming soon - a Nuclear Middle East”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 43, No. 3 (March 2018), pp. 35-37 (link). Republished on The Prophecy Blog (link).
3. Iran and its nuclear weapons program
With M. Mehr, “By exposing Iran’s subversive activities, Australia is taking a decisive step toward protecting its Jewish and Iranian communities”, ABC Religion and Ethics, 30 August, 2025 (link).
“Questions over the legitimacy of the US-Israeli attack on Iran fail to grasp the threat — and the opportunity”, ABC Religion and Ethics, 24 June, 2025 (link).
“Israel’s attack on Iran: The nuclear ‘point of no return’ and the operational window”, The Lens - Monash University, 16 June, 2025 (link).
“Pressured and wooed by the US, Iran appears to be opting for the bomb”, The Lens - Monash University, 13 March, 2025 (link).
“Iran uses pro-Palestinian students and criminals as proxies”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), 5 June, 2024 (link).
“Israel-Iran conflict: Its origins explained, and what could happen next”, The Lens - Monash University, 22 April, 2024 (link).
“Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel was a strategic miscalculation. Can all-out war now be averted?”, The Conversation, April 14, 2024 (link). Widely republished – for example on Crikey, US (link), Indian (link) and Korean media (link), in Spanish (link1, link2), Danish (link).
“Sept. 2023 IAEA report: Iran lies and edges even closer to nuclear weapons”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), 12 September 2023, 2023 (link).
“Latest IAEA reports demonstrate why a new deal with Iran is pointless”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), 9 June, 2023 (link).
“Australia should harden its response to Iran’s hostility”, The Strategist, March 31, 2023 (link). Republished OpenForum.com.au (link).
“IAEA reports show Iran has almost reached nuclear weapons capabilities”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), 15 March 2023 (link).
“UN nuclear watchdog head’s shocking statement on Iran”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), 1 Dec 2022 (link).
“Iranian Lies Matter”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), 25 October 2022 (link).
“Latest IAEA report on Iran suggests a critically dangerous situation”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), September 13, 2022 (link).
“Iran’s nuclear weapons threats are actually a sign of weakness”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), August 5, 2022 (link). Republished at ExBullettin (link).
“IAEA Board rebukes Iran, Iran unplugs IAEA cameras”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), June 10, 2022 (link).
“New revelations: Iran apparently spied on the UN nuclear watchdog”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), June 2, 2022 (link).
“Latest IAEA report: Iran now a whisker away from nuclear weapons capabilities”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), March 10, 2022 (link).
“Explainer: Why do Iran, Syria and their proxies support Russia in the Ukrainian crisis?”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), March 8, 2022 (link).
“Iran’s hard bargaining looks set to deliver a dangerous deal for international security”, The Strategist, February 24, 2022 (link).
“Is Iran “breaking out slowly” towards a bomb?”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), December 2, 2021 (link).
“A matter of patience: Tehran’s nuclear timeline versus Washington’s”, The Strategist, November 23, 2021 (link).
“Sanctioned terrorists and ultra-hardliners - inside the new Iranian cabinet”, The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), August 25, 2021 (link).
“Can Iran be denuclearised?”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 46, No. 9 (August 2021), pp. 24-26 (link). Republished on The Prophecy Blog (link).
“Is it too late to stop Iran from crossing the nuclear threshold?”, The Strategist, August 4, 2021 (link).
“Biblio File: Too late on Iran nukes?”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 46, No. 8 (August 2021), pp. 28-29 (link)
“Proliferation Revelations in the Middle East”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 45, No. 11 (November 2020) (link).
“How radicals conquered Iran’s government”, The Strategist, August 25, 2020 (link).
“The IRGC is taking over Iran”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 45, No. 7 (July 2020) (link).
“End Iran’s nuclear masquerade now”, Future Directions Institute, May 19, 2020 (link). And on Times of Israel Blog (May 5, 2020) (link).
“Iran’s campaign for the removal of sanctions is a smokescreen”, The Strategist, April 17, 2020 (link)
“New IAEA chief faces major Iran test”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 44, No. 11 (December 2019), pp. 22-24 (link).
“Deterrence needed to avoid war with Iran”, http://plus61j.net.au/ , 16 August 2019 (link)
“Appeasing Khamenei was the real aim of the JCPOA”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 44, No. 8 (August 2019), pp. 20-22 (link).
“Iran lied, of course, and remains a nuclear threat”, The Australian, July 7, 2019 (link)
“Hard Pressed 2” (Iranian Press TV channel), Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 44, No. 7 (July 2019), pp. 20-23 (link)
“Press TV’s poisonous content in focus”, The Australian Jewish News, June 21, 2019, P. 20.
“Hard Pressed” (Iranian Press TV channel), Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 44, No. 6 (June 2019), pp. 29-33 (link).
“The Political Legacy of the Iranian Revolution: Theocratic Tyranny and Religious Terrorism”, Future Directions Institute, March 28, 2019 (link).
“Hezbollah and Iran’s regional strategy”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 44, No. 1 (January 2019), pp. 22-25 (link).
“The False Prophets of the JCPOA”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 43, No. 12 (December 2018), pp. 27-30 (link).
“The Price of a Nuclear Weapon”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 43, No. 9 (September 2018), pp. 36-39 (link).
“Trump, the JCPOA and the NPT”, Australia/Israel Review (AIR), Vol. 43, No. 6 (June 2018),
pp. 34-36 (link).
“India and Georgia: Is worse to come?”, The Australian Jewish News, February 15, 2012
“Israel's options for dealing with a nuclear Iran”, The Jewish News (London), December 1, 2011
“Beating the drum and facing the music”, The Australian Jewish News, November 17, 2011
4. The Australian Jewish community and the Israeli diaspora in Australia (Ausraelis)
“Australian Hebrew speakers jump by 52% since 2006: Census”, http://plus61j.net.au/ , 15 July 2022 (link)
“Why the census question about religion is crucial for the Jewish community”, http://plus61j.net.au/, 6 Aug 2021 (link).
“The start of a broader conversation about Australian Jewry”, http://plus61j.net.au/ , 14 May 2021 (link).
“The Ausraeli community in Australia: a new report”, J-wire, November 11, 2020 (link).
Gen17 Australian Jewish Community Survey Report – “AUSRAELI Jews: A Profile of Israel-born Australian Jewish Residents”. Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University, November 2020 (link).
“Australian Jewish snapshot: healthy but with signs of future problems”, http://plus61j.net.au/, 31 October 2019 (link)
“Who would ‘Ausraelis’ vote for in their national elections?”, http://plus61j.net.au/, 29 January 2019 (link).
“Tough love - What Gen17 teaches us about Israelis living in Australia”, http://plus61j.net.au/ ,
12 April 2018 (link).
“The Ausraelis: Israelis in Australia as a test case of distinctiveness vis-à-vis the Jewish diaspora”, Israel Affairs, November 2017. (link)
“Out of Israel: Ausraelis re-invent the diasporic identity”, The Conversation, August 10, 2015 (link)
“The Ausraeli Approach: the Diasporic identity of Israelis in Australia” In Lawrence, Dashiel and Burla Shahar (eds.) Australia and Israel: A Diasporic, Cultural and Political Relationship. Sussex academic press, 2015: 90 – 117.
Book review: Political Imagination in the Diaspora: The Construction of a Pro-Israeli Narrative (2013), Australian Journal of Jewish Studies. February 2014.
Ausraelis - The diasporic identity of Israelis in Australia. Ph. D. Thesis, Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University, 2013.
“Let my people vote!”, Rhapsody, Issue 7, April-June 2009, pp. 14-15.
Interviews
Interview with Omer Yardeni (Shigrat Herum about the Sydney massacre, Galei Tzahal (IDF Radio), 14 December, 2025 (link).
Interview about the Trump plan to end the Gaza war, “’Hamas is cornered’ as Trump gets crucial Middle East backing for Gaza peace plan: Professor”, CNBC (Singapore), 30 September, 2025 (link).
Interview about the pro Palestinian protests in Australia, Galei Tzahal (IDF Radio), 24 August, 2025 (link).
Interview with Almaz Mengisto about the pro Palestinian protests and antisemitism in Australia, Israel’s Channel 12, 24 August, 2025.
Interview with Effie Trigger, The morning journal, on antisemitic incidents in Australia and the relations between the two countries, Galei Tzahal (IDF Radio), 19 August, 2025 (link, 15:00-21:00, link2).
Interview with Angus Randall, “Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Netanyahu”, ABC PM Radio, 8 July, 2025 (link).
Interview with Omer Yardeni on the antisemitic incidents in Australia, Galei Tzahal (IDF Radio), Israel, 6 July, 2025 (link, 25:25-30:38).
Interview with The Jewish Independent, “Pita with Vegemite – an Israeli Australian Story. The Series Part 9 - Ran Porat”. 2024 (link).
Interviewed by Rebbeca Davis, “Israel/Gaza update” (about the collapse of the ceasefire), AIJAC, 19 March, 2025 (link).
Yaniv Pohoryles, “רחוק מכולם: מה הביא את גל האנטישמיות דווקא לאוסטרליה?” (Far away from everybody: what brought the wave of antisemitism to Australia of all places?), YNET, March 10, 2025 (link). Also, in English (link).
Interviewed by Celina Edmonds, “Gaza ceasefire”, ABC TV, 27 February, 2025 (link). Republished on DailyMotion (link), MSN (link).
Interviewed for Madeleine Wedesweiler, “A risk of 'jeopardising peace'? How Israel's UNRWA ban could impact Palestinians”, SBS, January 29, 2025 (link).
Interviewed in Phoenix TV South Pacific & Australia, “whether the Gaza ceasefire can be fully implemented has challenges”, January 26, 2025 (link).
Interviewed for ABC PM, “Gaza ceasefire raises hopes”, ABC Radio, January 20, 2025 (link) (3:19-3:39).
Interviewed by Leonardi Puglisi, “Trump was 'GAME-CHANGER' in Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas”, 6 News Australia, January 17, 2025 (link).
Interviewed in Remy Varga and Emily Macdonald, “Israel Hamas ceasefire deal: What it means”, The Herald Sun, Jan 16, 2025 (link).
Interviewed in “What does the proposed ceasefire mean for Jewish and Palestinian communities in Australia?”, SBS, Jan 16, 2025 (link).
Interviewed in Oliver Gordon, “Gaza ceasefire 'on the brink' “, ABC News Radio, January 14, 2025 (link).
Interview with Sharon Wexler, “Antisemitism in Australia”, Kan Radio (Israel) – Seder Yom (Daily schedule), Dec 18, 2024 (link).
Interview with Tom Elliott, “Death of Hamas leader Sinwar”, 3AW Radio, Oct 18, 2024.
Interview with Dan Murphy, “Iran-Israel escalation: We are heading for weeks of ‘very intense’ fighting, analyst says”, Capital Connections, CNBC, 7 October, 2024 (link).
Interview with Emma Hoy, “Podcast: The world changes but the deaths continue”, 360info.org, 7 Oct, 2024 (link). Republished: Big News Network (link).
Interview with Nick Parmeter, “Israel’s attack on Hezbollah and Netanyahu’s (upcoming) speech in the UN”, ABC News Radio, September 27, 2024 (link).
Interview with Shen Liberman, “קוראים לה המדינה "בת המזל" ולמרות הכותרות החדשותיות היא נשארה כזו” (“It is called the "lucky country” and despite the news headlines it has remained so”), חוץ לארץ (Haaretz international podcast), chapter 152, 20 September 2024 (link).
Interview with Channel News Asia Radio CNA938, “Ball in Israel’s court as Hamas agrees to ceasefire deal with no new conditions”, September 13, 2024 (link).
Interview with Dave Marchese, ABC Triple J Hack, “Protest in Israel” (14:00-19:30 min), 2 September, 2024 (link).
Interview with Channel News Asia Radio CNA938, “The war in Gaza”, 27 June, 2024 (link).
Interview with Sarah Dingle, ABC News Radio, June 26, 2024 (link).
Interview with Amit Rehak, SBS Radio Jewish Program, 26 April, 2024
“"Small yet smart counterstrike": Dr. Ran Porat”, (English) (link).
“The Israel-Iran Conflict and its origins explained. What could happen next ?” (Hebrew) (link).
Interview with Steve Price, “ ‘Very mild’: Israel’s reported retaliatory strike sends ‘strong message’ to Iran”, Sky News, April 19, 2024 (link).
Interview on Asia First with Andrea Heng and Joel Chua, “Daily Cuts - Iran-Israel conflict: What’s weighing on Tel Aviv’s response”, Channel News Asia Radio, 16 April, 2024 (link).
Interview with France 24 TV, “‘Flipping of the narrative’: Israel ‘depicted as victim’ after Iranian attack, expert says”, 15 April, 2024 (link).
Interview with Amit Rehak, “ 'The end of judicial reform, and the beginning of healing': Dr. Ran Porat”, SBS Radio Jewish Program (English), January 13, 2024 (link). In Hebrew (link).
Interview with France 24 TV, “The hostage deal”, Nov 24, 2023 (link).
Interview with Channel News Asia Radio CNA938, “The hostage deal”, Nov 24, 2023 (link).
Interview with Sarah Morise, ABC News Radio, “Ceasefire in Gaza”, Nov 23, 2023 (link).
Interview with Gary Adshead, 6CR Perth Radio, “Ceasefire in Gaza”, Nov 23, 2023.
Interview with Alan Jones, ADH TV, “Gaza, Israel and pro-Palestinian protest in Australia”, 14 November, 2023 (link).
Interview with Angela Lim, CNA Singapore TV, “Hamas and Netanyahu”, November 13, 2023 (link).
Interview with Tom Switzer (panel with Prof Sally Totman), ABC Radio National, “Gaza war”, “Between the Lines”, November 3, 2023 (38:15-end, link). Republished Charles Strut University (link).
Interview with Sonya Feldhoff, ABC Radio Adelaide SA Afternoons, “The origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict”, October 19, 2023 (2:04:30 – 2:12:02) (link).
Interview with Gary Adshead, 6CR Perth Radio, “Israel upcoming invasion of Gaza”, October 16, 2023.
Interview with Amit Rehak, SBS Radio, , “Israelis in Australia Show Their Support to Israel” (Hebrew), October 13, 2023 (link).
Interview with Matt Bamford, ABC Radio PM, “Israel's military might targets Hamas”, 13 October, 2023 (link).
Interview with Karina Carvalho, ABC TV, “The emergency unity government in Israel”, 12 October, 2023 (link).
Interview with Isabel Moussalli, ABC Radio, “Who is Hamas”, 10 October, 2023 (link).
Interview with Ausbiz TV, Possible impact of the war in Gaza on world economy, 10 October 2023 (link).
Interview with Stephen Cenatiempo, 2CC Radio, Israel and Gaza, October 10, 2023 (link).
Interview with Tony McManus, 3AW Radio Melbourne, The war in Gaza, 9 October, 2023 (link).
Interview with Sofie Formica at Brisbane's 4BC, The war in Gaza, 9 October, 2023 (link).
Interview with ABC TV News, the Hamas terror attack from Gaza, October 8, 2023 (link).
Interview with David Schulberg, The Israel Connection, J-Air radio, “IDF Recidivism”, August 9, 2023 (0:00-28:40 min, link). Also published on the Australian Jewish News (Aug 20, link).
Interview with Tom Switzer (panel with Prof Sally Totman), ABC Radio National, “Is Israel’s democracy in jeopardy?”, “Between the Lines”, August 5, 2023 (29:25-47:26, link).
Interview with Mary Saliba, SBS Arabic News TV, Report about an attack by an Egyptian border patrol policeman killing three Israeli soldiers, June 5, 2023 (11:54, 14:20, link).
Interview with Hamsa Abu Kheir, SBS Arabic News TV, Report about the ‘Nakba day’, 15 May, 2023 (4:26-4:04 min, link).
Interview with Angus Randall, Current Affairs, ABC Radio, “Benjamin Netanyahu reverses sacking of Defence Minister”, 11 April, 2023 (link).
Interview with Farah Tawfeeq, SBS Arabic News TV, report about the al-Aqsa mosque riots and rockets from Gaza, 5 April, 2023 (8:36-8:57 min, link).
Interview with Farah Tawfeeq, SBS Arabic News TV, report about the Palestinian Land Day, 31 March, 2023 (12:45-13:00 min, link).
Interview with David Barr, Eastside Radio. The judicial overhaul in Israel, 7 March, 2023.
Interview with Ruthie Gilmore, 3ZZZ Radio Hebrew program, The judicial overhaul in Israel, 24 February, 2023 (link).
Interview on SBS Hebrew Radio, “Dr Ran Porat, Bibi election win & surge of right extremists English interview”, 3 Nov, 2022 (link). In Hebrew (link).
Interview with Brittany Coles, Ticker News, “Good or bad? Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to regain power in Israel”, 2 Nov, 2022 (link).
Interview with Bill Woods, 2GB radio, “Israeli election & its implications for the Middle East & Australia”, 1 Nov, 2022 (link).
Interview with Amit Rehak, SBS Radio, “Why the Australian Government announced they reversing their decision about Jerusalem's status ?” (Hebrew), 23 Oct, 2022 (link).
Interview with SBS News in Arabic, report about Australia’s decision to reverse the Jerusalem declaration by former PM Scott Morrison, 19 Oct 2022.
Interview with Amit Rehak, SBS radio, “Dr. Ran Porat Explains the Latest Census Results: Some good news about the Israeli and Jewish Community in Australia (English Interview)”. 25 July, 2022 (link).
Interview with Ruthie Gilmore, 3ZZZ Radio, The dissolution of the Israeli government (Hebrew), July 1, 2022 (link).
Interview with Tomas Oriti, ABC News Radio, The dissolution of the Israeli government, June 21, 2022 (link).
Interview, J-Air radio, Six Palestinian NGOs are supporting terrorist group PFLP. Nov 4, 2021 (link).
Interview on Ticker News interview – “What’s on Naftali Bennett’s to-do list as Israel’s new PM”, June 15, 2021 (link).
Interview on ABC News radio interview - “What's in store for Israel's new coalition?”, June 14, 2021 (link).
Interview on Sky News TV, Israel’s new government, June 14, 2021.
Interview on SBS Radio (Hebrew) – “Since operation "Guardian of the walls" in Gaza, we saw a raise in anti-Israeli demonstration around Australia. Why is this happening, Where is the Israeli "Hasbara" (explanation) and how should we react ? Dr. Ran Porat might have the answers”, June 14, 2021 (link).
Interview on ABC News radio - “Netanyahu's 12 year rule is coming to an end”, June 3, 2021 (link).
Interview with Gabriella Power, Sky News TV, Hamas attacks Israel, May 14, 2021 (link).
Interview on SBS Radio, Israelis in Australia are on The Rise (Hebrew), February 24, 2019 (link)
Interview on SBS Radio, Dr Ran Porat: Israelis in Australia according to Gen17 (English), 6 January 2019 (link)
Interview - “Morrison’s Israel Policy Plays to His Base but Upsets Australia’s Neighbors”, World Politics Review (18 December, 2018) (link).
Interview, SBS Radio, Dr Ran Porat: The reaction of Israelis to report on Anti-Semitism in Public schools (Hebrew), 26 February 2017 (link)
Interview with Stan Grant, Sky News Live, analysis of Israeli PM Netanyahu's comment, that the Palestinian Leader, The Mufti Haj Amin Al-Husseini,
planted the idea of Jewish extermination in Adolf Hitler's mind (November 1941), Oct 22, 2015 (link)
Quoted in
Quoted in Essam Al-Ghalib, “Israel authorises 19 new settlements in the West Bank”, SBS News, 22 December 2025 (link).
Quoted in Cameron Stewart and Ben Packham, “Bondi hero Ahmed al-Ahmed branded a ‘traitor’ for saving Jewish lives”, The Australian, 17 December, 2025 (link).
Quoted in Ben Packham, “Hamas justifies Bondi massacre, draws inspiration from murders”, The Australian, 16 December, 2025 (link).
Quoted in Shahar Burla, “Growing emigration wave threatens Israeli society: Knesset report”, The Jewish Independent, 23 October, 2025 (link).
Quoted in Aaron Patrik, “‘Let’s go full crazy’: Benjamin Netanyahu does not care what the world thinks”, The Nightfly, 10 September, 2025 (link).
Quoted in Alexandra Koster, “Israel is accused of a 'double tap' strike. What is it and what does international law say?”, SBS, 29 August, 2025 (link).
Quoted in Madeleine Wedesweiler, “'They're weaker than ever': The biggest blocks in Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks”, SBS, 7 July, 2025 (link).
Quoted in Josh Robertson and Hannah Murphy, “How Mossad worked inside Iran to launch Operation Rising Lion and the questions that remain”, ABC News, 27 June, 2025 (link).
Quoted in Aaron Patrick, “Middle East crisis: How Israel exploited a weakness in Iran’s missile defences”, The Nightly, 16 June, 2025 (link).
Quoted in Madeleine Wedesweiler, “The existential issue threatening to topple Benjamin Netanyahu's government”, SBS, 10 June, 2025 (link).
Quoted in Gareth Narunski, “Faruqi’s Instagram terror song”, The Australian Jewish News, 30 April, 2025 (link).
Quoted in Madeleine Wedesweiler, “Gazans risked retribution to protest Hamas. Has support for the group collapsed?”, SBS, 26 March, 2025 (link).
Quoted in David Williams, “AAP FactCheck - Holocaust falsehood resurfaces amid rise in anti-Semitism”, AAP, 21 February, 2025 (link).
Quoted in Nick Pearson, “Trump's 'Gaza Strip plan': How the Middle East leaders reacted”, 9News, 5 February 2025 (link).
Quoted in “Academic Ran Porat reveals why Joe Biden deserves ‘a lot of credit’ for Gaza truce”, The Herald Sun, 17 January 2025 (link).
Quoted in Tess Ikonomou and Andrew Brown, “‘My heart aches’: survivors reflect on Gaza ceasefire”, AAP, January 17, 2025 (link).
Quoted in “Five big questions in the wake of the Gaza ceasefire deal”, SBS, Jan 16, 2025 (link).
Quoted in Shane Desiantik, “SBS Hebrew program falls silent”, The Australian Jewish News, 21 October, 2025 (link).
Quoted in Anton Nilsson, “‘In a panic’: Why Iran admonished Australia’s ambassador in Tehran”, Crickey Australia, 7 October, 2024 (link).
Quoted in Kat Wong, “Communities reckon with identity a year after October 7”, AAP, Oct 6, 2024 (link). Republished in The Canberra Times (link), The Standard (link), The Senior (link), Southern Highland News (link), The Daily Liberal (link), Bega District News (link), The Illawarra Mercury (link).
Quoted in Caroline Riches, “Euphoria, pride and fear: How Israelis are feeling about Hezbollah, Gaza and Netanyahu”, SBS News, Oct 1, 2024 (link).
Quoted in David Williams, “No, Australia has not declared George Soros a terrorist”, AAP Factcheck, July 27, 2024 (link).
Quoted in Tom Flanagan, “Why was the church stabbing attack identified as a terrorist attack and what does that mean?”, Yahoo Australia, 16 April 2024 (link).
Quoted in Angus Randall, “World waits for Israel response”, ABC, April 16, 2024 (link).
Quoted in David Williams, “Assassination quote falsely attributed to ex-Israeli PM”, AAP Factcheck, March 26, 2024 (link).
Quoted in Gavin Butler, “The two-state solution for Israel and Palestine has hit another barrier. Here's why”, SBS News, February 23, 2024 (link).
Quoted in Wayne Flower, “Expert's chilling warning about terrorist mastermind Abdul Nacer Benbrika's claim that he's a changed man after being released from jail for planning to blow up the MCG”, Daily Mail Australia, January 3, 2024 (link).
Quoted in Carla Mascarenhas and AFP, “Israel-Hamas war: Behind the smiles and waves of the hostages”, news.com.au, December 3, 2023 (link).
Quoted in Frank Chung, “Australia ‘on the cusp’ of resurgence in terrorism, expert warns”, news.com.au, November 29, 2023 (link).
Quoted in David Williams, “History muddled in posts peddling Israel’s expiration date”, AAP Factcheck, November 14, 2023 (link).
Quoted in Anton Nilsson, “ ‘Trying to remain relevant’: Why Scott Morrison joined Boris Johnson on trip to Israel”, crikey.com.au, November 6, 2023 (link).
Quoted in Carla Mascarenhas, “ ‘Only the healthy are released’; Hamas lie that hostages have been released for ‘humanitarian reasons’ exposed”, news.com.au, October 29, 2023 (link), reprinted (link).
Quoted in Ewa Staszewska, “Benjamin Netanyahu: Who is the man leading Israel against Hamas?”, SBS online, 19 October, 2023 (link).
Quoted in Carla Mascarenhas, “Experts predict terror group Hamas’ terrifying end game”, news.com.au, October 16, 2023 (link).
Quoted in Charles Miranda, “Israel war: How Hamas penetrated Israel’s ‘Iron Wall’ “, The Daily Telegraph, 13 October, 2023 (link).
Quoted in Charles Miranda, “Israel’s war: What will it mean for world’s armies”, The Herald Sun, 12 October, 2023 (link).
Quoted in Jackson Graham, Angus Holland and Matt Wade, “The Gaza Strip explained: A brief history”, The Age, October 11, 2023 (link).
Mentioned in Graham Leonard, “Australian Jewry – divided we fail”, Australian Jewish News, 14 July, 2023.
Quoted in Amy Landsey, “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presses pause on controversial judicial overhaul after mass protests”, skynews.com.au, 28 March, 2023 (link).
Quoted in Jassica Bahr, “Why are people dressing in Handmaid's Tale outfits and protesting in Israel?”, SBS News, 15 February, 2023 (link). Republished at Headtopics (link).
Quoted in “Saying ‘Merry Christmas’ worse than congratulating someone for murder, Islamic preacher warns”, news.com.au, 29 Dec, 2022 (link).
Quoted in Greta Stonehouse, “Australia has changed its stance on Israel's capital city - this is why it's proved controversial”, ABC News Australia, 19 Oct 2022 (link).
Quoted in Mohmmad Al-Kassim, “Australia’s Decision To Stop Recognizing West Jerusalem as Israeli Capital Won’t Impact Relations, Expert Says”, The Media Line, 18 Oct 2022, (link).
Quoted in “Australia reverses recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital”, AFP, 18 Oct 2022 (link).
Quoted in Peter Kohn, “Nazi imagery, anti-vax theories”, The Australian Jewish News, 21 April, 2022 (link).
Quoted in Debbie Mohnblatt, “Iran Moves Equipment To Build Centrifuges to Natanz Nuclear Site”. The Media Line, 4 Aug 2022 (link).
Quoted in Anthony Galloway, “Australia requests explanation for Israel’s outlawing of Palestinian groups”, The Sydney Morning Herald , October 28, 2021 (link).
Quoted in “Massey University Master of Arts thesis justifies terror”, Israeli Institute of New Zealand, Feb 2, 2021 (link).
Quoted in Chloe Lyons, News Corp Australia Network, “Arrahman College in Western Sydney linked to terrorist”, Daily Telegraph, September 6, 2019 (Link)
Quoted in: ‘Israeli community divided over expulsion’, The Sydney Morning Herald, May 26, 2010 (link)
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Work Experience
11/2025 – Current Master’s thesis Supervisor for student Yelena Kopilov
Thesis on Israeli emigrants to Australia
Open University, Israel
3/2021 - Current Research Associate
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC)
2019 - Current Research affiliate
Australian Centre for Jewish Civilsation
Monash University
Nov 2024 - Current Research assistant
Monash Initiative for Rapid Research into Antisemitism (MIRRA) (about)
Monash University
4/2011 – current Teaching assistant, Lecturer, Coordinator and Tutor
Australian Centre for Jewish Civilsation
Monash University
Courses:
Middle East in Modern History (ATS2580/3580)
History of the Arab-Israeli conflict (ATS2582/3582)
Modern Israel (ATS3599)
Post-conflict: Justice, memory, reconciliation (ATS3632)
ATS3174 - Melbourne migrant cultures in contact
Facing history (ATS2591)
Teaching excellence achievements
· Dec 2018 - Congratulatory Letter on Outstanding Unit Evaluation Result for Semester 2, 2018, from Professor Susan Elliot AM, Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice President (Education), Monash University
· Aug 2015 - Congratulatory email from Professor Alistair Thomson, head of School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies at Monash University for teaching excellence as reflected in student unit evaluation scores.
· Oct 2014 - Teaching excellence congratulatory letter from Professor Darrell Evans, Vice-Provost (Learning and Teaching), Monash University.
2/2020 – Current Teaching Assistant
Jewish Culture and Society Program
Melbourne University
Courses:
Modern Israel: Good Bad and Disputed (JEWI20007)
Israelis & Palestinians: Conflict, Peace (JEWI20006)
June 2024 Review of the Queensland Senior Modern History chapter in the Queensland
March-April 2018 Senior Secondary syllabus topic Israel
Cambridge University Press
5/2020 – 11/2021 Research Associate
Future Directions International Research Institute, Western Australia
Aug-Sep 2016 Lecturer and course coordinator:
“Israel’s National Security: Selected Episodes and Issues”
The Jewish Museum, Melbourne
March-Dec 2016 Member of the academic committee and researcher
Gen17 Jewish community survey
2013-2015 Adjunct Research Associate
Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
10/2015-7/2017 Research assistant to Prof. Andrew Markus
8/2010 - 6/2011 Pratt Foundation Chair of Jewish Civilisation
10/2008 - 2/2009 Monash University
Mapping Social Cohesion: The Scanlon Foundation Australia@2015
Survey
Gen2008 Survey of the Jewish Community in Australia
Nov 2012 - 2017 Owner and chief editor
Ausraelim.com.au – the website for Israelis in Australia
Apr - Oct 2011 Research seminar convener
The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
Aug 2005 - 2008 Editor and analyst
The Jewish Word (Print, United States, ceased 2007)
Omedia (omedia.co.il / omedia.org, ceased 2009)
2001- 2005 Intelligence Officer (Captain)
The Research Department, Directorate of Military Intelligence, IDF
1998-2000 Teaching Assistant to
Prof. Avihu Zakai - American Studies and History, Hebrew University
Prof. Menachem Blondheim - American Studies, History; Communications and Journalism Department, Hebrew University
Dr. Amizor Ilan - Turo College (Lander Institute)
Research Assistant to:
Prof. Arnon Gutfeld - Assoc. Professor of American History, Tel Aviv Uni.
Prof. David Grossman - Department of Geography, Bar Ilan University
Prof. Ruth Kark - Department of Geography, Hebrew University
Prof. Yehushoa Arieli - American Studies and History, Hebrew University
Dr. Dan Polisar - Harvard University and The Shalem Centre
Qualifications
2009 –2012 PhD
Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
Doctoral thesis: ‘Ausraelis - The diasporic identity of Israelis in Australia’
1996-2001 Master of Arts
American Studies (United States History), Hebrew University
Thesis: ‘Kawkab Amirka: The first Arab-American newspaper (1892-1907) - A study in assimilation’
Grade: 90 (High distinction)
1990-1994 Bachelor of Arts
Middle Eastern History, Haifa University
Scholarships
2009 - 2012 Leon Liberman Chair in Modern Israel Studies Scholarship
1997 - 1998 General Humanities Institute
Professional Memberships
2012 - present Australian Association of Jewish Studies
2011 - present Israeli Sociological Society
2011 - present Association for Israel Studies
2011 - present Association of Israelis in Australia (AIA) - Founding member and secretary
Professional development
· Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Training: Real-Time Social Media Monitoring and Threat Detection (June 2019)
· SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) Monash University short course (171SPSSB)
· OH&S and Compliance training (2011-current) - Monash University and Melbourne University.
· Supporting student mental health training session – Melbourne University (2020-1)
· “Improving online: Three strategies for a successful student experience” – Melbourne University (2021)
· First in Family Monash support program (2017)
Selected conferences, lectures and forums
10 June 2021 המאבק במזרח הרחוק – מכון ירושלים לאסטרטגיה ובטחון
"העמדה האוסטרלית" (קישור)ס
10 Feb 2020 AAJS Sydney “Ausraelim – Community profile”
22 Dec 2019 Department of Geography and Environment, Bar Ilan University
Seminar lecture: “Ausraelim – Community profile”
9-12 Sep 2019 World Summit on Counter Terrorism, Herzliya, Israel
17 June 2019 Limmud Oz, University of NSW
“Israel created ISIS and Death to Israel: Exposing support for terror and
Antisemitism in Australia’s mosques and in the Australian media in
Arabic”
7 April 2019 Limmud Perth, Edith Cowan University
“Extreme voices in the Muslim community”
“Tough Love – What do Ausraelis really think about Israel?”
9-10 June 2018 Limmud Oz, Monash University, Melbourne
"Israel created ISIS" and ‘Jihad’ against Israel”
“Jews' languages in Australia: Israeli, Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian” (forum)
11 Feb 2018 AAJS Perth
“Distinctiveness, Zionist narratives and hidden agendas – ‘Anti-Semitism
industry professionals’ theory among Ausraelis”.
26-28 Dec 2017 Global Israeli Leadership conference, Knesset, Jerusalem
‘Ausraelis – Case study in ddistinctiveness vs. the Jewish community’,
9 Feb 2014 AAJS annual conference, Adelaide
The Wandering Jew arrives at Australia: The resurrection of an ancient
myth by Ausraelis’.
13 Feb 2012 ‘Old New Jews’ conference, Monash University.
‘The Myth of No Return’.
15 Nov 2011 Florence Melton Adult Mini-School - ‘Public discourse in current Israeli
media’
18-20 Jan 2011 ‘World Council of Israelis Abroad’, Toronto
5 Aug 2010 ‘Israel will not survive this decade’ - Joint presentation with Dr. Erez
Cohen. International conference: ‘Israel Nation State: Political,
Constitutional & Cultural Challenges’. Australian Centre for Jewish
Civilisation (ACJC), Monash University, Melbourne
18 July 2010 ‘Pita with Vegemite’ - Israelis in Australia. Discussion panel with Dr. Erez
Cohen and Idan Ben-Barak. The Israeli Centre, Melbourne
13 June 2010 Limmud Oz, Monash University, Melbourne
‘Peeling the Orange: a Sneak Peek into the Israeli Community in
Australia’
30 May 2009 Limmud-Oz, Shalom Institute, NSW University, Sydney
‘Yordim Down Under - An Israeli Community in Australia: Review’
25-27 May 2009 Monash University, Prato, Italy
‘Nations of Immigrants: Israel and Australia’ - Meeting of Authors
Referees
Prof. Andrew Markus AO
Former Pratt Foundation Chair of Jewish Civilisation, Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation,
Monash University
andrew.markus@monash.edu
Dvir Abramovich
Director, Jewish Culture & Society, Melbourne University
Chair, Anti-Defamation Commission
dvir@dvir.com.au
Colin Rubinstein AM
Executive Director - The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC)
crubenstein@aijac.org.au