Israel’s parliament has voted to ban UNRWA. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) provides vital support and relief for #Palestinian#refugees. The AJDS strongly opposes the ban set by the Israeli parliament and names…
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Larry Stillman and Harold Zwier In her speech on 9 April to the ANU National Security College, “Securing our Future”, Foreign Minister, Senator Wong said, “the simple truth is that a secure and prosperous future…
20 December 2023 The Australian Jewish Democratic Society endorses the statement by Australian politicians on December 19 2023, which in part says Australia should be “positively contributing to the resolution of this intolerable and dangerous situation…
5 December 2023 The Australian Jewish Democratic Society welcomes the recent ruling by the High Court that indefinite immigration detention is unlawful. The Australian Human Rights Commission said, “The orders made by the High Court…
The Australian Jewish Democratic Society unreservedly condemns Hamas for its attack on Israel. 250 young people killed at a music festival is a massacre. That action and hostage-taking of civilians are war crimes. Justification of…
Statement from Jewish, Muslim and Christian faith leaders 4th November 2018 As faith leaders from different traditions we see a clear moral imperative to end the nightmare in which some 1,250 refugees, including 38 children,…
Last year Behrouz Boochani wrote in the Guardian about arriving in Manus Island: “Twenty-eight months ago, with a shattered body which was ravenously hungry and deeply wounded, with bare feet and exhausted soul, I made…
It was on International Holocaust Memorial Day this year, after issuing a statement that made no mention of Jewish – nor any other – victims of the Holocaust, that Donald Trump signed an Executive Order…
By Robin Rothfield (originally published in the Jewish News, 30/9/16) AS we approach the High Holy Days, how should we in the Jewish community respond to Pauline Hanson’s call for an end to Muslim migration?…