by AJDS | Jun 22, 2009 | Editorials
THE US President’s recent speech in Cairo heralded a new beginning in relations between the US and the Muslim world.The Australian Jewish Democratic Society (AJDS) believes it is in the interests of all countries in the region to respond positively to the opportunity...
by AJDS | Jun 16, 2009 | Editorials
A lead letter published in the The Australian, 16 June 2009 THE US President’s recent speech in Cairo heralded a new beginning in relations between the US and the Muslim world, and signalled a re-engagement with finding a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian...
by AJDS | Jun 15, 2009 | Editorials
Akiva Eldar and Yossid Sarid have pulled no punches into the inadquacey of Netanyahu’s response to Obama http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1092898.html A friendly tip from Abu Mazen By Akiva Eldar Dear Mr Netanyahu, I admit that I did not hold my breath in...
by AJDS | Jun 8, 2009 | Editorials
The AJDS has written a statement in support of the Obama initiative in the Middle East. If you support this statement, please follow the link at the end of the statement to provide your public endorsement through an online petition which demonstrates the extent of...
by AJDS | Jun 8, 2009 | Editorials
When the horrors of the Holocaust and the actions of the nazis are associated with more modern events, many of us find the comparisons to be demeaning and insensitive. When those tags are applied to Israel we find them totally offensive. Yet Morry Sztainbok (AJN...
by AJDS | Jun 7, 2009 | Editorials
Obama’s speech to the Muslim world has generated a huge amount of commentary. The following is intended as an overview some of the more interesting points raised –Sol Salbe obama1.pdf
by AJDS | Jun 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
The recent kerfuffle over the short play Seven Jewish Children predictably brought out the worst in the rightist organisations which rule the roost in the Jewish community. They specialise in several methods of political assasination of views it does not like 1)...
by AJDS | Jun 7, 2009 | Useful Links
Watch Obama’s full speech in Cairo here (57 minutes streaming video)
by AJDS | Jun 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
Obama’s historic speech deserves to be watched in full by all – it pulls no punches but does break many previous taboos or no-go zones – this is especially so for Jews who uncritically support the State of Israel.It is clear now – as it always...
by AJDS | Jun 5, 2009 | Editorials
Ten Comments on Obama in Cairo – Still Accumulating, Not Expending Capital– Daniel Levy This piece was also published at TPM Café The Obama team´s remarkable wordsmithery and the president´s unparalleled capacity for...