26.04.2011                      22.Nisan, 5771                      Shmini schel Pesach; Tag 7 des Omer

Australien:

Australian Jews: Councils likely done with Israel-boycotts

Jewish leader: Backlash came about because citizens, national leaders were angry a local council became embroiled in an int'l dispute.

Australian Jewish leaders are confident that the Marrickville Council decision last week to repeal its ban of Israeli goods as well as cultural and academic ties has ended the boycott movement in their country at the governmental level.
“The backlash has been quite strong and unanimous from the wider populace and from the Australian federal government and the New South Wales government, so we find it hard to believe that other local councils will go for this,” said Yair Miller, president of the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies….