February 2019 - Australia Israel Labor Dialogue

How the BDS movement is poisoning academic discourse: a case study of Henry Maitles and Critical and Radical Social Work, by Philip Mendes, Fathom, February 2019

The academic Left, influenced by the Boycott, Divestment and Sections (BDS) movement, is abandoning core academic standards when it comes to the Israeli-Palestine conflict. In September 2018, the respected journal Critical and Radical Social Work (Policy Press, University of Bristol) published a remarkably simplistic and arguably non-scholarly paper by an academic from Scotland about the…

70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Israel, Parliament of Australia, Mike Kelly MHR, 20 February 2019

SpeechesBy lkinsella

This motion really should be about celebrating a wonderful history of bipartisanship in this country, and I acknowledge the efforts of the member for Kooyong in forging that bipartisanship aspect and relationship across the chambers in the years that he’s been in this House. But every now and again we do see some attempts to…

70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Israel, Parliament of Australia, Milton Dick MHR, 20 February 2019

SpeechesBy lkinsella

I rise to speak on the 70th anniversary of Australia’s formal diplomatic relationship with the State of Israel. I’m very honoured to be able to address the parliament in a very important discussion in this parliament, which is also a discussion which has been held with speakers from both sides of the parliament. I follow…

70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Israel, Parliament of Australia, Hon. Michael Danby MHR, 20 February 2019

SpeechesBy lkinsella

What a momentous 70 years it’s been, particularly with the Australia- Israel relationship. As the Leader of the Opposition noted yesterday, it was the first foreign policy decision of Australia in the post World War II world where Australia struck out independently from Britain in foreign policy. Of course, the British abstained on the partition…

70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Israel, Parliament of Australia, Mike Freelander MHR, 20 February 2019

SpeechesBy lkinsella

I rise today, as my colleagues before me on both sides of the House have, to speak on this motion to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Israeli-Australian diplomatic relationship. I do so as a proud member of the Australian Jewish community and with the full gravity of the significance of being one of the…

70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Israel, Parliament of Australia, Hon Richard Marles MHR, 20 February 2019

SpeechesBy lkinsella

It is an honour for me to be able to stand up here and make my contribution in this formal recognition of the 70th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship established between Australia and the State of Israel. In 1853, Louis Monash and his wife, Bertha Manasse, made the very momentous decision to emigrate from Prussia…

70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Israel, Parliament of Australia, Maria Vamvakinou MHR, 20 February 2019

SpeechesBy lkinsella

I’m pleased to be making a statement today on the 70th anniversary of Australia’s diplomatic relationship with Israel. I refer to the opposition leader’s speech in the parliament yesterday in which he referred to the personal connections that members of this House and Australians in general share with the people and nation of Israel. READ…

70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Israel, Hon. Bill Shorten MHR, Leader of the Opposition and Australian Labor Party, Parliament of Australia, 18 February 2019

SpeechesBy lkinsella

I thank the Prime Minister for his words. I welcome the Ambassador and our friends from the Israeli embassy to the parliament. And I recognise that many members of this house, on both sides, share a special appreciation of this significant anniversary. READ THE FULL SPEECH HERE

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