During his recent visit to Israel, AILD’s Michael Borowick met with Labour Party leader Shelley Yechimovich and Hilik Bar, Israel Labour Party General Secretary. Borowick and Bar also met at headquarters of the Labour Party in Tel Aviv to discuss the importance of AILD and the dialogue it seeks to foster between the ILP and…
At a function celebrating the return of 9 Victorian ALP State Parliamentarians from a recent study mission to Israel, Deputy Labor Leader, Hon James Merlino MLA, said that he understood and believed that “Israel is a triumph of the human spirit.” Merlino talked about the mission as confronting, beautiful, sobering and fascinating. He said a highlight was…
By Tim Harcourt* The targeting of Israel via the boycotts of goods and people with Israeli connections is not only misguided but also likely to be counterproductive to trade, international relations and ultimately peace between Israel, the Palestinians and Arab nations in the Middle East. Much of this activity takes place on University campuses, and…