by AJDS | Aug 5, 2016 | Blog, Statements
Like many around the country, members of the AJDS were appalled watching the Four Corners episode last Monday which told the stories of the brutality of Don Dale prison. Although these stories have been previously reported on and shared – particularly by Aboriginal...
by AJDS | Jul 21, 2016 | Blog
Gesher Le-Aravit (Bridge to Arabic) is a grassroots Arab-Jewish project and a unique social change model, developed by four teachers in Jisr A Zarqa, the poorest Arab village in the country. The project offers Jewish Israelis from all over the country to learn the...
by AJDS | Jul 21, 2016 | Blog
The following is taken from the campaign page of the Centre for Jewish Nonviolence: This summer, Jews from around the world are working with Palestinian and Israeli nonviolent activists to end the occupation and build a just future for all. We’re invited to stand in...
by AJDS | Jul 21, 2016 | Blog
By Yael Winikoff, Sivan Barak and Linda Briskman. In New Matilda, 20/7/16. The Jewish community in Melbourne is known for its unconditional support of Israel, but as Israel increasingly shifts to the far right, are we too going down that path? Israel’s shift to the...
by AJDS | Jul 21, 2016 | Blog
By Peter Beinart. Published in Haaretz 19/7/16. Jawad Abu Aisha owns a cluttered yard in H2, the sector of Hebron that falls under direct Israeli control. He’d like to turn it into a cinema. Many local Palestinians — lacking recreational opportunities — would like to...