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...
by AJDS | Jun 3, 2009 | Editorials
Barack Obama: Israel’s true friend Gideon Levy Open Democracy Gideon Levy is a journalist with the Israeli newspaper, Ha’aretz The United States president’s meeting with Israel’s prime minister offers Israel a future it must grasp, says Gideon...
by AJDS | Jun 3, 2009 | Editorials
Barack Obama: Israel’s true friend Gideon Levy Open Democracy Gideon Levy is a journalist with the Israeli newspaper, Ha’aretz The United States president’s meeting with Israel’s prime minister offers Israel a future it must grasp, says Gideon...
by AJDS | May 25, 2009 | Blog
The Hermeneutics of Antisemitism by Keith Kahn Harris in the UK Jounal New Jewish Thought is well worth a read. The title may sound obscure, but the analysis of the way that the debate over anitsemitism is played out is not. ...
by AJDS | Apr 10, 2009 | Editorials
The following statement has been issued by the Australian Jewish Democratic Society: We write as supporters of the State of Israel and align ourselves with those who seek a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Though the current...
by AJDS | Apr 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
I came across this speech–it is still highly relevant. David Grossman’s speech at the Rabin memorial – November 2006 The annual memorial ceremony for Yitzhak Rabin is the moment when we pause for a while to remember Rabin the man, the...