by AJDS | Aug 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Ghassan Khatib is on a short speaking tour of Australia. I taped this speech by him and a couple of questions during an address at the Victorian State Parliament to the Parliamentary Friends of Palestine on 2 August 2011. Later in the day he spoke to a very large...
by AJDS | Jul 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Viv Porszolt, a member of AJDS and recently detained and then released in Israel, provides her account of the recent rally in Israel in support of a Palestinian state. “On July 15, former NSW Greens MP Sylvia Hale and I used the freedom from deportation awarded...
by AJDS | Jul 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Robin Rothfield, an AJDS member is featured in this article about the ‘solution’ and how it goes against ALP policy. The opinions expressed are of course his own. New Matilda also features a critique of what is going on.
by AJDS | Jul 14, 2011 | Editorials
The Israeli Knesset’s new law targetting those who advocate boycotts is of deep concern, as it undermines the principle of free, non-violent speech in a democracy. Merely unpopular opinions ought not be illegal. We stand with other critical friends, both inside...
by AJDS | Jul 14, 2011 | Editorials
The Israeli Knesset’s new law targetting those who advocate boycotts is of deep concern, as it undermines the principle of free, non-violent speech in a democracy. Merely unpopular opinions ought not be illegal. We stand with other critical friends, both inside...
by AJDS | Jul 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
[Update 14 July: both have been released after a court hearing, the only two out of hundreds of activists. Info.] It is not too hard to be cynical about the detention of two Australia women ‘of a certain Age’ at Ben Gurion airport by the Israeli...
by AJDS | Jul 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
“The landmark bill criminalizes support of boycotts against Israel and its occupation, exposing individuals and organizations that support such boycotts to endless lawsuits and heavy fines. The anti-boycott bill is latest in a wave of pernicious legislation...
by AJDS | Jul 6, 2011 | Newsletter
The June 2011 Newsletter is out now (see the last link below)! It includes reports on Naomi Chazan’s visit, the ins and outs of BDS, including at statement to the June 2011 Plenum of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria, a report on Labor Refugee Policy, the...
by AJDS | Jul 1, 2011 | Blog
Gareth Evans (Chancellor of the ANU, Former Head of the International Crisis Group, Former Foreign Minister): “The Role of the International Community in Preventing Genocide and other Mass Atrocity Crimes” The text of the speech is now available. This...
by AJDS | Jun 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Naomi Chazan spoke to a well-attended drinks and nibbles function of AJDS supports and friends on Wednesday 16 June 2011. You can listen to the mp3 audio files (unfortunately, the room was a bit dim and the video isn’t 100%, nor is the audio, but it well worth...