The following are JDI articles written by or about us, videos, educational resources, and links to material explaining our causes.
This is the crux of it, in my estimation: On the right there are young people who are supported to take up roles in community leadership but because of the national landscape, would prefer to be in Israel or perhaps even the US or UK. On the left, there are young people that have been alienated from processes of representation at the community level and but would most likely want to stay in South Africa. This is of course a generalisation.
Read More"What has happened over time is that many of us have difficulty relating to the prevailing myth – the ethos of our own community as portrayed by the established bodies. We struggle to connect to the prevailing narrative. The story of who we are, where we are from and where we are going. In other words where we belong today. Why do we feel that the narrative has drifted so far away from our values and our experience that we no longer belong to it? What should we, can we, do to change things? JDI is part of that response.”
Read MoreThe Jewish Democratic Initiative (JDI) joins multiple diaspora Jewish organisations in condemning the terms of United States President Donald Trump’s plan, “Vision for Peace, Prosperity and a Brighter Future”.
Read MoreProfessor David Bilchitz
As elections approach in Israel, many who care deeply for its future hope for positive change in the status quo. Sadly, in South Africa, the current discussion on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) is caught in a disturbing polarity.
Read MoreJDI condemns all violence and is particularly horrified by attacks on people at prayer as occurred in Christchurch today. We send condolences to the injured and the families of those ruthlessly slaughtered by extremists…
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