by AJDS | Jan 23, 2016 | Statements
In the past two weeks there has been an unprecedented attack against human rights activists in the Israeli media and in the Israeli political system. This includes what appear to be trumped up charges against two Jewish and one Palestinian employee on the basis of...
by AJDS | Dec 29, 2015 | Blog
By Robin Rothfield HOW should we Jews react to the worldwide refugee crisis? In light of the attacks in Paris, there are those who argue we should close our borders. The attacks resulted in around 130 deaths. This is horrendous and demonstrates the complete lack of...
by AJDS | Dec 29, 2015 | Blog
In September 2015 the AJDS wrote a petition to end Palestinian house demolitions in Susiya and the West Bank. Read about and sign our petition here. In response to our request that the Australian government act to stop this injustice, Julie Bishop wrote to the AJDS on...
by AJDS | Dec 22, 2015 | Blog
In case you missed Shen Narayanasamy’s inspiring talk at the AJDS 2015 annual dinner, you can watch it here and learn about No Business In Abuse. Apologies for the missing minute towards the end of her talk. Return to recent...
by AJDS | Dec 14, 2015 | Blog
Last night’s 2015 annual dinner and fundraiser for the Australian Jewish Democratic Society at the fantastic Arabesque was a full house and a great success. Thank you to the hard working staff and executive members that volunteered to make it happen. It was...