AJDS hosted a public forum at which Micha Kurz and Sahar Vardi spoke. At times, the discussion was vigorous, but generally polite. A number of difficult questions were put to them by members of the…
Month: August 2012
The ‘official lobby’ in Australia is firing away at articles critical of the behaviour of Israeli soldiers based on the work of Breaking the Silence in the Fairfax press. Interalia, Danny Lamm, Chair of the…
This is the audio of a talk given by Micha Kurz of Grassroots Jerusalem and Sahar Vardi who works with the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions at Parliament House Melbourne on 28 August 2012. They…
AJDS Executive member Jordy Silverstein, interviewed by Radio 613 in Canada. “radio613 is a collective and radio broadcast dedicated to Jewish politics, culture, and religious life. Diasporic tones find auditory homes through featured interviews, music,…
This speech shows that Australian politicians are beginning to speak out on Palestinian rights, while at the same time, making it clear that they cannot be considered ‘anti-Israel’ (thus taking care of the Lobby). Xenophon…
It is easy to read the ever-mounting commentary on the implications of the Asylum Seekers report, but as they say, the devil is also in the detail. We encourage you to digest it all.Here is …
The AJDS is pleased to host two Israeli Peace Activists: one a ‘refusenik’ who was imprisoned for refusing her mandatory military service, the other a veteran of the Israeli Defence Forces. Community Event at: Caulfield…
Listen on The Wire. “Doing the rounds on Facebook at the moment is an image of a young Jewish woman throwing herself between an Israeli soldier and a young Palestinian Child. That woman is Sahar…
You can download the current the list of signatories and their comments (some of which are very moving). In the two weeks since Robert Magid’s op-ed against asylum-seekers and stereotyping of Muslims was published in…
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