By the Australian BDS Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/boycott.israel48/) The AJDS does not necessary endorse the views represented by this group, though we do foster debate and discussion. The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS) is marked as…
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By Keren Tova Rubinstein Last month I travelled to Israel after my longest absence from it since I emigrated 23 years ago. It had been five years since I was there last. This didn’t mean…
By Keren Tova Rubinstein Last month I travelled to Israel after my longest absence from it since I emigrated 23 years ago. It had been five years since I was there last. This didn’t mean…
Reviewed by Sol Salbe (This is an extended version of this review) There’s an apocryphal story about one-time Israeli politician Moshe Sneh who wrote in the margin on a speech: “weak point; raise your voice”. It…
On October 18, 2015, Sa’ed Atshan, member of Al-Qaws, a Palestinian LGBT advocacy group, and Jordy Silverstein, executive member of the AJDS, were interviewed on 3CR’s Queering the Air about the queer Palestinian struggle, pink washing in…
On October 18, 2015, Sa’ed Atshan, member of Al-Qaws, a Palestinian LGBT advocacy group, and Jordy Silverstein, executive member of the AJDS, were interviewed on 3CR’s Queering the Air about the queer Palestinian struggle, pink washing in…
The following statement, of which the AJDS is signatory, was initiated by an international Jewish network of groups and individuals working for justice in Palestine. Together, we reclaim Jewish identity not as a nationalist identity but as…
The Australian Jewish Democratic Society condemns the Coalition government’s decision to join the bombing campaign against Syria. This military intervention will do nothing to bring down Assad or ISIS, but rather will contribute to the…
Sign our petition now! At the end of July the AJDS together with APAN presented a panel of speakers at the triennial ALP National conference to discuss the realities of the failed peace process and…
The Guardian’s Kate Shuttleworth reports from Az-Zayyem in the West Bank and speaks to local Arab residents who once more face uncertainty: “For 70 years they have been trying to get Arabs off the land so…