Students at Melbourne University passed a motion yesterday in favour
of endorsing the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
campaign. The Student Union at the university (UMSU) passed the
motion by 13 votes to 3, with one abstention.
‘Not fair that I had to hide who I am’: Jewish student in fear after anti-Israel motion
A student union in Melbourne has passed a second anti-Israel motion, with
one student saying he is too afraid to reveal he is Jewish.
A Jewish student at the University of Melbourne says he is ashamed of his
identity on campus and fears attending classes due to a series of anti-Israel
motions passed by the student union.
Australian student union calls for boycott of ‘apartheid colonial state’ of Israel
University of Melbourne’s union passes motion accusing Jewish state of ethnic
cleansing of Palestinians; Jewish bodies condemn ‘venomous’ language
‘Not fair that I had to hide who I am’: Jewish student in fear after anti-Israel motion
A Jewish student at the University of Melbourne says he is ashamed of his identity on campus and fears attending classes due to a series of anti-Israel motions passed by the student union.
Despite rescinding a motion earlier this year that condemned Zionism as a “racist colonial ideology” and urged the university to endorse an academic boycott, the University of Melbourne Student Union passed an almost identical motion on Monday.
Read MoreNakba Day 2022 vigil
12pm, Sunday 15th May 2022, at the State Library, Melbourne “The Nakba, or catastrophe in Arabic, is the common designation given to the hostilities and tribulations that began after the approval of the UN Partition Plan for Palestine in 1947. They led to the uprooting of some 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and communities – […]
Read MoreEMERGENCY RALLY FOR PALESTINE, 1:00 PM SATURDAY, STATE LIBRARY
Israel is once again attacking Al-Aqsa Mosque in the holy month of Ramadan. Hundreds of prayer-goers have been brutalized and arrested by the Israeli Offense Force, and air strikes have hit Gaza. Israel is an aparthied state that commits crimes against huminaty and breaks international law, and this must be opposed. Calling on all Palestine […]
Read MoreThe Palestinians’ Inalienable Right to Resist
Extract from a design by Ismail Shammout https://www.ebb-magazine.com/essays/the-palestinians-inalienable-right-to-resist?s=09 Break the fear barrier and speak up for Palestine Saying the Palestinian issue is ‘complex’ is no excuse for not speaking up against Israeli crimes. Mark Muhannad Ayyash https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/11/break-the-fear-barrier-and-speak-up-for-palestine Want to be better informed? Check out our new reliable media sources page. 1207
Read MoreTHANK YOU!
Dear members, Thank you for your solidarity and support during the last few weeks as we watched with horror Israel’s aggression and genocidal policies in Gaza, and ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem. The tide is turning! We have seen this in the overwhelming number of people who marched with us in all major cities around the […]
Read MorePalestinian Land Day
Please join us at the State Library in solidarity to commemorate Palestinian Land Day (March 30)Saturday 27th March 2021, 2pm (AEST) For more information on the importance of Land Day please refer to the following article by Yara Hawari Palestine Land Day: A day to resist and remember On Land Day, Palestinians demand once and […]
Read MoreNot to be missed
FORUM – Al Tatbia3: Freedom or Normalisation? Palestine, Israel and the Arab World Wednesday 10 February 2021, 8pm to 9.30pm (AEST)Register here Further details on EVENTS page. We’re really delighted Dr Samah Sabawi is joining us on the panel. For those who don’t know her, Samah is a Palestinian-Australian playwright, author and poet. Outside the […]
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