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Unis failed Jewish students who faced a "tornado of hatred
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (83+ words) AFR Jillian Segal, Australias special envoy to combat antisemitism, says universities were totally unprepared to deal with a tornado of antisemitism and failed their Jewish students by directing them to stay home for their own safety. Protesters began setting up…...
From the playground to online: Jews recall abuse and rejection
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (83+ words) AFR Social media companies that refuse to take down antisemitic posts and those seeking to blame Israel's actions for the Bondi terrorist attack have been criticised at the second day of the antisemitism royal commission. The commission has focused its…...
This place was golden. Not any more: Jews tell of fear and anxiety
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (81+ words) AFR The lead-up to the Bondi terror attack will be examined by the royal commission in public hearings starting on May 25 before attention turns to antisemitism online and in Australian universities. On the first day of formal hearings involving witnesses…...
Antisemitism is becoming harder to recognise in the West
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (265+ words) AFR As WWII and the Holocaust have receded from public memory, it has become progressively easier to pass off words and images that might once have been readily recognised as antisemitic as something else. All human beings harbour prejudices of…...
Can Australia get the better of movement driving antisemitism?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (128+ words) Much will depend on the royal commission. But a greedy political movement must be defeated politically. This is a leadership test. Opinion | Richard Johnson Much will depend on the royal commission. But a greedy political movement must be defeated politically....
If we can't handle a few ISIS brides, how will we fight antisemitism?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (153+ words) AFR The PM wants us to believe ISIS brides, as if by juju, will manifest on our shores. But not by its doing. Is it arch to crave good old-fashioned binaries? Apparently, so when it comes to the repatriation of…...
AFP warns MPs and Jewish community in extremists" sights
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (83+ words) Religiously motivated violent extremism remains the biggest terrorism challenge, Australian Federal Police commissioner Krissy Barrett has warned. Australian Federal Police commissioner Krissy Barrett has warned that religiously motivated violent extremism remains the agency's biggest terrorism challenge, as hate preachers push…...
Jewish Council does not speak for Jewish Australians
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (145+ words) When an already maligned, grieving community is spoken for by those who not only don't represent their views but hold opposing ones, it feels like a secondary attack. When an already maligned, grieving community is spoken for on behalf of…...
We warned Australia on antisemitism: Herzog
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (115+ words) AFR Israeli President Isaac Herzog says he warned Australia about a global surge in antisemitism ahead of the Bondi terror attack, renewing pressure on the Albanese government and its security agencies over whether more could have been done to prevent…...
Sydney Biennale's olive branch amid anti-Zionist claims
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (94+ words) AFR A Jewish community representative will preview and critique exhibitions from the Sydney Biennale before they open to the public to try to avoid an Adelaide Writers Week-type furore and counter claims that many artists on the program hold anti-Zionist…...