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NGO’s Endorse the Goldstone Report

A group of more than 100 International Non-Government Organisations are appealing to the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council to review and implment the recommendations of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza submitted by Justice Richard Goldstone … Continue reading

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Israel’s actions foster extremism by Malcom Fraser

Former Prime Minister of Australia, Malcom Fraser, writes, “I used to regard Israel as a light on the hill. Somewhere along the line in the years after the 1967 war, principle has been put aside and the search for a … Continue reading

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Am I My Palestinian Brother’s Keeper?

Am I my Palestinian brother’s keeper? Marrickville Council, BDS, and the politics of shame In December 2010 Marrickville Council (representing various suburbs in the inner-west of Sydney) voted to support the global ‘Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign’ (BDS) against the … Continue reading

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The Brawl for the Mall

Father Dave’s address to Marrickville Council, November 2007 in support of a street mall for the Dulwich Hill community One thing I’ve always noticed about Dulwich Hill is the way in which elderly men of the different ethnic communities that make … Continue reading

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Father Dave Takes Another Title – The Glebe, 5th February 2009

It’s the fight club with a difference. There are no superegos played by Hollywood actors and the setting in a former church in Dulwich Hill is far from secretive. Run by Father Dave Smith, the club meets at the Holy … Continue reading

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