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Senior Catholic pushes for wider anti-Semitism inquiry
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (25+ words) Anthony Albanese insists national security agency bosses back his decision not to hold a royal commission into anti-Semitism as a senior Catholic speaks out....
New Year’s Eve fireworks to feature menorah after letter from Jewish creatives
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Stanley Roth: Jewish community shares further grief after beloved philanthropist dies
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (500+ words) Australia's Jewish community is mourning the death of stalwart and philanthropist Stanley Roth, whose sudden passing on Sunday has added to its burden of grief in the aftermath of the Bondi terrorist attack. Tributes flowed on Monday for Mr Roth,…...
Bondi attack victims' families demand royal commission into antisemitism
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (346+ words) Families of the Bondi Beach attack victims are calling on the federal government to establish a royal commission into the rapid rise of antisemitism in Australia. In a statement released overnight, the group says leaders must now listen to those…...
NSW mulls arming Jewish security group, requesting ADF help to protect Jewish sites
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (151+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. He was also asked about requesting military support to guard Jewish sites and events…...
Jarring images show new norm in WA as heavily armed police frequent Jewish places of worship, sporting events
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (594+ words) Jarring images show new norm in WA as heavily armed police frequent Jewish places of worship, sporting events'The West Australian...
Australian rabbis write to Anthony Albanese to establish federal Royal Commission into Bondi terror attack
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (555+ words) Australian rabbis have urged Anthony Albanese to establish a national probe into the Bondi massacre, saying the Jewish community feels Labor's response has been "insufficient. In a letter dated December 25 and first published by the Australian, the Rabbinical Association of…...
Calls to treat Anti-Semitism as a public safety issue
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (440+ words) Anti-Semitism must be treated as a public safety issue, says a Jewish leader, as authorities hunt for a suspect behind an alleged hate-related firebombing in the wake of the Bondi massacre. A car bearing a chanukiah symbol, a nine-branched candelabrum…...
Bondi reflections: Rabbi David Freilich hopes that Perth’s Jewish community is not grieving alone
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (318+ words) Jessica Page is the State Political Editor for The West Australian. She has been reporting on politics in Canberra, Sydney and Perth for two decades in radio, television and print. She joined Seven West Media in 2010, leading election coverage for…...
Catholic Archbishop of Perth condemns ‘dreadful’ anti-Semitic incidents in Perth Christmas service
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (33+ words) Perth's most senior Catholic says he is very distressed but sadly not surprised by the apparent rise in anti-Semitism, including in WA, describing it as the signs of a fraying society....