By Robin Rothfield A few months ago the Jewish Left remembered the 50th anniversary of the Six Day War and the occupation which followed this war. On the occupation the Left was united in its condemnation…
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By Vivienne Porzsolt This is an abridged version of a paper presented at National Conference, BDS – Driving Global Justice for Palestine, University of Sydney, 28 -29 July 2017 View the entire panel below. While others have spoken of…
The Australian Jewish Democratic Society is deeply concerned by the protest being organised by far right activist Avi Yemeni who is cultivating a cynical branding campaign based in racism and fear. Hate speech is always…
What’s your background? Sounds like the beginning of a joke: A librarian, a therapist and a textile designer walk into a detention centre… Our background is homo sapiens. To which detention centres have you been…
What’s your background? Sounds like the beginning of a joke: A librarian, a therapist and a textile designer walk into a detention centre… Our background is homo sapiens. To which detention centres have you been…
By Dr. Sally Clark and Carly Copolov, Swinburne University A school set up by asylum seekers and refugees in the West Java town Cisarua, Indonesia, is an initiative that Australian and Indonesian governments should model…
By Dr. Sally Clark and Carly Copolov, Swinburne University A school set up by asylum seekers and refugees in the West Java town Cisarua, Indonesia, is an initiative that Australian and Indonesian governments should model…
By Bonnie Gelman and Sylvie Leber Jews for Refugees is a Jewish campaign group actively involved in trying to do something for refugees and asylum seekers. Jews For Refugees aims to challenge mandatory detention and…
By Bonnie Gelman and Sylvie Leber Jews for Refugees is a Jewish campaign group actively involved in trying to do something for refugees and asylum seekers. Jews For Refugees aims to challenge mandatory detention and…
By Veronica Sherman Not long ago I was asked to go into my daughter’s school to talk about Jewish Festivals. In order to give some context, I asked the class 3 children if they could…