On Monday 29 October, Brigadier-General (reserve) Yossi Kuperwasser, Director of the Project on Regional Middle East Developments at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, joined senior AIIA NSW members, councillors and interns for a free-flowing discussion. He was accompanied by Oved Lobel, policy analyst and staff writer at the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC).

Main topics included the Iran nuclear deal and sanctions against Iran, the prospects for any form of Israel/Palestine settlement, the question of moving the Australian Embassy to Jerusalem, and the significance of recent positive moves toward Israel by the Gulf states.

Photo shows (from left) Rawdon Dalrymple AO FAIIA, Mrs Ross Dalrymple, Nicole Ashleigh King (intern), Ian Lincoln (President), Vicki Sederis (intern), Yossi Keperwasser, Christopher Khatouki (Councillor), Andrew Ritchie (Councillor) and Thom Dixon (Vice President)