Niv Horesh, lecturer in Chinese studies at the University of NSW, writes in today’s Australian newspaper about Jews who signed the Gaza statement by Independent Australian Jewish Voices: Take China specialist Linda Jaivin, for example, who is no stranger to the ANU. I am sure she would have loved Doron’s article, having just blasted Israel…
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Israel, you’ve gone too far
My latest article for New Matilda is about Israel’s lies in Gaza: The international Jewish community is divided over the latest offensive in Gaza, writes Antony Loewenstein When the fighting eventually ends between Israel and Hamas, what will remain of the Gaza Strip and its people? One local Zionist leader will have us believe that…
Some Australian Jews join Palestinians in protests over Gaza action
There is a great deal of protest within Australia against Israel’s crimes in Gaza. SBS NewsRadio interviewed a few of us on January 5, including discussing Independent Australian Jewish Voices: [display_podcast]
Jewish community divided over Israeli/Hamas conflict
The following article, by Michael Rogers, appears in today’s Sydney Wentworth Courier newspaper: A senior Israeli diplomat has called on Australian Jews protesting against Israel’s military action in the Gaza Strip to visit the conflict zone and see the Israeli people’s suffering for themselves. More than 120 prominent Jewish Australians, including anti-Zionist author Antony Loewenstein…
An important role for independent Jewish voices
The following letters appear in today’s Sydney Morning Herald: Hats off to the Independent Australian Jewish Voices for a sane and reasonable statement (“Australian Jews protest against Israel’s action“, January 6). If Israeli settlers and citizens honestly believe that their Government’s current policies will ensure the safety and prosperity of their grandchildren in 2059, then…
Australian Jews slam Gaza invasion as ”˜abominable’
The following article, in the leading global Jewish news service JTA, appeared yesterday: An Australian Jewish group slammed Israel’s invasion of Gaza as “inhuman,” “superfluous,” and “abominable.” Independent Australian Jewish Voices, an off-shoot of the British group founded in February 2007, said in a statement this week that while Israel has the right to self-defense,…
Australian Jews condemn Israel’s attack on Gaza
The following article, from Agence France-Presse, is published in today’s Australian: More than 100 Australian Jews have condemned Israel’s invasion of Gaza, describing the action as “inhuman” and “abominable.” They include two authors and a former federal minister. “We are Australian Jews who join thousands in Israel and around the world condemning ongoing Israeli military…
Gaza bloggers report from the ground
My following article appears in today’s edition of Crikey: Despite Israeli denials, a humanitarian crisis in Gaza is clear and vast numbers of civilians are being bombed and fired upon by invading forces. As The New York Times reports, hospitals, such as Shifa, are struggling with multiple amputations and scant resources. Gisha, an Israeli human…
High-profile members of Australia’s Jewish community condemn the violence in Gaza strip
The following interview with me, about the statement released by Independent Australian Jewish Voices on the Gaza crisis, was recorded by ABC NewsRadio on January 5: [display_podcast]
Australian Jews slam ‘inhuman’ Gaza conflict
The following story appears on the ABC today: More than 100 Australian Jews have signed a letter describing Israel’s military action in Gaza as disproportionate. The letter has been written by the group Independent Australian Jewish Voices. Among the signatories is the former Whitlam government MP Moss Cass, the writer Linda Jaivin, and the New…