London Declaration
November 28, 2013, 12:00 am
Anti-Semitism on rise but violence abates
ANTI-Semitism in Australia rose sharply in the 12 months to September 30 this year, with 657 anti-Jewish incidents that met the Australian Human Rights Commission’s (AHRC’s) definition of “racist violence”, up by a fifth from the previous year, and the second highest tally on record.
By Peter Kohn
August 20, 2013, 12:00 am
ECAJ goes back to the future
THE Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s (ECAJ) new president will have no trouble learning the ropes when he takes up the post in November.
By Gareth Narunsky
July 4, 2013, 3:00 pm
Farewell to a firm friend
THE last three years of Parliament have been chaotic and eventful, but Julia Gillard’s personal commitment to Israel and the Jewish community has been unequivocal.
By Joshua Levi
June 5, 2013, 12:00 am
First Green to sign London Declaration
NSW Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham is among around 70 state parliamentarians who have added their signature to the London Declaration on Combating Anti-Semitism in the last two weeks.
By Gareth Narunsky
May 31, 2013, 12:00 am
Moselmane: Supporters of Israel ‘cancerous and malicious’
TWO months after his infamous attack on Israel in the NSW Upper House, MP Shaoquett Moselmane was at it again last week – calling supporters of Israel “cancerous” and “malicious” – just two days after 20 of his Labor Party colleagues signed the London Declaration on Combating Anti-Semitism.
By Gareth Narunsky
May 24, 2013, 12:00 am
NSW leaders unite against hate
PREMIER Barry O’Farrell and Opposition Leader John Robertson have cast party politics to the side, when they signed the London Declaration on Combating Anti-Semitism.
By Gareth Narunsky and adam kamien
May 21, 2013, 12:00 am
Tackling hate in Hungary
ON the streets of Budapest, Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) president Danny Lamm had a personal brush with the growing spectre of anti-Semitism in Hungary, when he and other visitors were accosted by thugs. Lamm was attending the World Jewish Congress (WJC) 2013 plenum this month and was walking with other delegates in a central city neighbourhood when the incident occurred.
By Peter Kohn
May 17, 2013, 12:00 am
Pledge to fight anti-Semitism sweeps federal Parliament
AN attack on a landmark declaration against anti-Semitism appears to have backfired, with more than 50 Coalition MPs signing the historic document this week.
By Gareth Narunsky and Peter Kohn
April 26, 2013, 10:14 am
PM signs global anti-Semitism declaration
IN a show of solidarity with world Jewry, Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday became the first Australian politician to sign the London Declaration on Combating Anti-Semitism on Tuesday.
By Joshua Levi
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