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 17, 2014 | Blog
The following letter to Josh Frydenberg MP concerning Australia’s refugee policy constitutes a report of a meeting that took place on December 11, 2014. *** The Hon Josh Frydenberg MP Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Dear...
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 | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Newsletter
By Ann Fink Tales of a City by the Sea was a stunning theatrical experience. It is a many layered love story, set in the Gaza Strip. It is a unique play, written by Samah Sabawi, a Palestinian-Canadian-Australian writer, poet, playwright and political commentator; a...
by AJDS | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Newsletter
By Nicole Erlich In my role as executive member of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN) I joined a delegation in the last week of November to speak to Federal politicians about the dire and volatile situation in Israel and the Palestinian Occupied...
by AJDS | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Newsletter
On the Banks of the Tigris: the hidden story of Iraqi music has just been completed! This feature length documentary shows the human face of Iraqis and their culture – a face that’s missing from most media. When Majid Shokor escaped from Iraq he discovered that the...
by AJDS | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Newsletter
By Keren Rubinstein Can art stand up to the Occupation? Is it crude or privileged to turn to art when countless lives are relinquished for political gain? Perhaps. And yet, I wanted to look at Israeli and Palestinian visual portrayals of the ongoing disempowerment,...
by AJDS | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Newsletter
By Hagai El-Ad, CEO of B’Tselem Accountability is at the core of protecting human rights. For without it, especially during times of war and military conflict, how can one hope for justice? What recourse do we have against abuses of power or violations of...
by AJDS | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Newsletter
By Micaela Sahhar Shrinking Policing over the possible, Dagan, I note down now how you would note rumours as facts. Surveying a space where (it was said) the dead (even then) had no land, as those who still made sound scooped trenches for an olive grove whose...
by AJDS | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog
The AJDS applauds the bipartisan action yesterday by the Australian Parliamentary Friends of Palestine, led by Maria Vamvakinou, Craig Laundy, Melissa Parke and Jill Hall who called for the Australian Government to formally recognise Palestine. International...