Following the September 11 attacks , AIJAC supported the United States-led coalition 's War on Terror and military interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq . AIJAC also campaigned in favour of Australian involvement in the Iraq War . AIJAC and its institutional partner , the American Jewish Committee , were also concerned by the growth of Islamic extremism in Southeast Asia . Following the 2002 Bali bombings , AIJAC exposed the Australian links of Ramzi Yousef , one of the instigators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and established close links with moderate Southeast Asian leaders such as Indonesian President and Nahdatul Ulama leader Abdurrahman Wahid . In August 2003 , AIJAC joined forces with several other Australian Jewish organizations and media including '' Australian Jewish News '' , the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies ( NSWJBD ) , the Executive Council of Australian Jewry ( ECAJ ) , and the Zionist Federation of Australia in opposing the Sydney Peace Foundation 's decision to award Palestinian intellectual and PLO official Dr. Hanan Ashrawi the 2003 Sydney Peace Prize . AIJAC published a fact sheet criticizing Ashrawi for her alleged anti-Israel rhetoric and extremist views . Despite intense lobbying from Jewish groups and media , the Sydney Peace Foundation refused to rescind Ashrawi 's prize . On 6 November 2003 , New South Wales Premier Bob Carr awarded Ashrawi the 2003 Sydney Peace Prize during a public ceremony at the New South Wales Parliament
2002 Bali bombings
2002 Bali bombings
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