by AJDS | Feb 18, 2015 | Blog, Statements
Over the last two weeks we have watched the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sex Abuse conduct hearings focused on the Yeshivah Centre in Melbourne and Sydney. The testimony has been shocking and profoundly disturbing. The level of deceit and lack of care...
by AJDS | Jan 5, 2015 | Blog, Statements
Julie Bishop’s decision to side with the United States in voting against the UN SecurityCouncil Draft resolution on Israeli withdrawal from the Occupied Territories is another missed opportunity for Australia to support both Israel and Palestine, and contribute...
by AJDS | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Statements
The Australian Jewish Democratic Society (AJDS), as a Jewish group particularly sensitive to the plight of those seeking protection, is appalled by the migration legislation that was passed overnight. The bill introduces new temporary visas and gives the Minister...
by AJDS | Sep 5, 2014 | Blog, Statements
The Australian Jewish Democratic Society is deeply saddened by the news that Iranian asylum seeker Hamid Kehazaei, a detainee on Manus Island, currently (4th September 2014) lies brain dead in a Brisbane hospital as a result of an overwhelming infection which stemmed...
by AJDS | Sep 5, 2014 | Blog, Statements
The Australian Jewish Democratic Society is deeply saddened by the news that Iranian asylum seeker Hamid Kehazaei, a detainee on Manus Island, currently (4th September 2014) lies brain dead in a Brisbane hospital as a result of an overwhelming infection which stemmed...
by AJDS | Jul 22, 2014 | Blog, Statements
As Jews and Israelis living outside Israel the AJDS recognises its responsibility to speak out against the ongoing violence in Gaza.As the ground offensive continues, and increasing numbers of civilians are being killed, the AJDS condemns the ongoing violence in Gaza...