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Year: 2012
We’ve had a busy month at the AJDS hosting a very successful national speaking tour of the Israeli activists: Micha Kurz and Sahar Vardi. In case you missed it – Micha Kurz is the co-director…
Our member, Julie Ruth, has asked us to circulate this invitation to alert you to two special events happening as a secular alternative to shul (synagogue) this Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur on Tues 18th &…
Our member, Julie Ruth, has asked us to circulate this invitation to alert you to two special events happening as a secular alternative to shul (synagogue) this Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur on Tues 18th &…
Some Liberals are continuing to repeat accusations from the Israeli organization Shurat Hadin that Ausaid and World Vision has been funding a PLFP affiliated organisation. It appears that Eric Abetz and other Liberals have an…
Andrew Hewett, CEO of Oxfam Australia: Asylum Seekers and Refugees. Australia’s responsibilities and global instability” Wednesday 5 September2012 Chair, Linda Briskman Andrew Hewett gave an incisive address about the failings of public policy towards asylum…
The Brisbane Courier Mail published a feature (31 August 2012) about the visit of Micha Kurz and Sahar Vardi.
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…
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…