Articles tagged with: anti-Semitism
The Problem with Facebook – a Tale of Lies and Expulsion
David Schulberg was effectively expelled from Facebook
By David Schulberg
Facebook is a social-networking behemoth that has more than 800 million active users worldwide. I am a relatively recent convert, having been curious for a long time …
Enter the Counter Boycott
Previously, we’ve seen Buycott Israel as a response to the BDS against Israel. However, some Jewish organisations have responded with counter boycotts. Simon Morawetz reports on a recent example in Australia.
In 2009, West Dunbartonshire Council …
ECAJ Urges Restraint from all Sides in BDS Rhetoric
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) today issued the following statement concerning the debate about the campaign for Boycotts Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel and the targeting of the Max Brenner chain in …
The Tent City of Rothschild Boulevard and the Coming Pogrom – Part II
This is the conclusion to Yoram Symons‘ series, The Tent City of Rothschild Boulevard and the Coming Pogrom. Part I can be found here.
The Other Side of Zionism
While the state-building and normalizing ethos of …
To BDS or not to BDS – Why Boycotts, Disinvestments and Sanctions against Israel are Counterproductive
In the wake of the NSW Greens officially backing a BDS policy against Israel, Phillip Walker, a Greens candidate in the recent Victorian election, argues that BDS is counterproductive.
For people seeking a just, equitable and …
Jews support asylum seekers while the NSW Greens deligitimise Jews – the week in politics
By Anthony Frosh
Last week, the B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) issued a press release calling on “Australians to welcome asylum-seekers into their communities and embrace the benefits refugees can offer Australia.” The full statement is …
Right-of-reply: ADC report muddies the water
By Larry Stillman
This article is a response to Deborah Stone’s recent piece in Galus Australis and her summary of the ADC special report, “Antisemitism on Campus. Contemporary Jewish experience at Victorian universities”. The article has …
Crossing over: Anti-Zionism & Antisemitism on Campus
As the ADC releases its report on Antisemitism on Campus in Victoria, Deborah Stone reflects on the increasing grey area between antisemitism and anti-Zionism.
I’m a Jew. I’m not an Israeli. I could have been an …
Hate speech has no boundaries
By Larry Stillman
Hate speech is often characterized as ‘words that wound’, words that are deliberately intended to cause severe discomfort, stigmatization, a feeling of being sullied, and humiliation in the face of others.”
Within the Melbourne …
Anti-Semitism and the Media – an Interview with Michael Gawenda
Interview and article by Sara K
Michael Gawenda, the author of Rocky and Gawenda: The Story of a Man and his Mutt, opened up to Galus Australis last week about his time as editor-in-chief at The …
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