Victorian Opposition Leader and Leader of the Victorian Labor Party, Daniel Andrews MLA, recently spoke to Adam Slonim and Ben Maxfield of AILD about his visit to Israel in December 2013. What was your motivation for visiting Israel? It is not enough to learn about Israel from a book. You have to go there. Until…
I am deeply honoured to accept the Jerusalem Prize tonight and proud to do so in the presence of so many friends. To me, anything that is named in tribute to Jerusalem – the City of Peace – has a special resonance. I always love it when I can visit there – and I will…
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…