The attached letter was sent to UMSU on 12 May, and the substantive text is as follows: “The Australian Jewish Democratic Society (AJDS), founded in 1984 has consistently called for a just, negotiated resolution of…
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AJDS has made a submission to Glen Eira Council (Victoria), for consideration at its Council meeting on April 26, 2022. The AJDS considers the adoption of the IHRA Working Definition as highly problematic, for the…
AJDS made a submission to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Feasibility study on Strengthening trade and investment with Israel. Submissions closed on 30 April 2021. AJDS takes a strong Human…
Australian Jewish organisations demand end to cruel treatment of ‘boat people’ Signed as of 30 July 2020 Seven years have now passed since the then Australian government announced that all people seeking asylum who arrived…
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Australian Jewish organisations warn against annexation by Israel. 16 June We strongly support the stand taken by Jewish youth organisations against annexation by the Israeli government. The great…
Statement with respect to the Delhi riots and violence against peaceful protestors The Australian Jewish Democratic Society is shocked by the orchestrated communal riots in Delhi in the last week of February 2020, that has…
A smokescreen for Israel’s territorial annexation ambitions The Plan unveiled by President Trump on the 28 January 2020 is anything but what it purports to be. It gives Israel just about everything that Netanyahu and…
“Deal of the Century” ignores Palestinians, not viable This is a joint Jewish statement. See the list of signatories below. As organisations believing that Israelis and Palestinians can work together to build a common future…
Beyond politics – a Jewish call for serious climate action Together with many other Australians, Jewish people are responding to a dreadful national disaster by contributing money and support to people who have lost loved…