Larry Stillman and Harold Zwier In her speech on 9 April to the ANU National Security College, “Securing our Future”, Foreign Minister, Senator Wong said, “the simple truth is that a secure and prosperous future…
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We putting up new posts and moving over to Substack. Other material will be archived there as well. Lots of provactive interviews with Palestinian and Israeli activists, all sorts of goodies to come Here is…
As reported in the media, the Australian government will be spending about $970 million on military components with the major Israeli arms firm Elbit which has 80% of the Israeli armaments market. Elbit is also…
24 January 2024 The Australian Jewish Democratic Society believes that recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rejecting the possibility of Palestinian sovereignty, effectively sets a path for Israel in which future conflict with Palestinians…
20 December 2023 The Australian Jewish Democratic Society endorses the statement by Australian politicians on December 19 2023, which in part says Australia should be “positively contributing to the resolution of this intolerable and dangerous situation…
5 December 2023 The Australian Jewish Democratic Society welcomes the recent ruling by the High Court that indefinite immigration detention is unlawful. The Australian Human Rights Commission said, “The orders made by the High Court…
The Australian Jewish Democratic Society (AJDS) apologises to the Serbian Council of Australia and the Serbian community for mischaracterising the religiously-based “three-finger salute”. For Serbian Orthodox Christians the fingers symbolise ‘the father, the son and…
“Let no one say the past is dead. The past is all about us and within” Oodgeroo Noonuccal Why it matters to Jewish Australians Many of us in the Australian Jewish community are not descended from those who participated in the colonisation of the country we now… [ read more and for downloadable materials]
The Australian Jewish Democratic Society (AJDS) stands firmly against the extra-judicial killings of militants by Israel and the high number of civilian casualties- including children – in Gaza. This adds to what the AJDS has…
The AJDS was invited by the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs to make a submission on the Criminal Code Amendment (Prohibition of Nazi Symbols) Bill 2023 in April 2023 See submission below….