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Why Jews Shouldn't Be Scared of the Palestinian Right of Return :: Rebecca Vilkomerson

Why Jews Shouldn't Be Scared of the Palestinian Right of Return :: Rebecca Vilkomerson

by AJDS | Aug 10, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter

Rebecca Vilkomerson is the executive director of Jewish Voice for Peace. (Photo Credit: Christopher Hazou) Originally published in Ha’aretz.Liberal Zionists: If you oppose injustice, white supremacy, Muslim bans and deportations in America, oppose them in Israel as...
Yes, the right of return is feasible: here’s how :: Tom Pessah

Yes, the right of return is feasible: here’s how :: Tom Pessah

by AJDS | Aug 10, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter

 Tom Pessah is a sociologist and activist. (translated by Yoni Molad).Originally published in +972  Seventy years after the violent displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, it is time to undo the injustice and to enable whoever desires to return as...
We pay our respects to elders past and present, and acknowledge the history of the lands we stand, work and live on, noting that Indigenous sovereignty has never been ceded, and that colonisation continues. Read more…
The AJDS formally acknowledges that we, as an organisation, have members who live and work on the land of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung peoples of the Kulin nation, owners of the Melbourne region. We also have active members in other parts of Australia, all of whom reside on Aboriginal land