I am both alarmed and saddened by the rising tide of anti-Semitic hate being launched upon our Australian Jewish Community in NSW and Victoria. And it could have been prevented.
The Federal government, or at least responsible ministers, made their first mistake when refusing to take action over the hate speech sermons of various leaders of the Muslim faith.
The second mistake was the dismissive attitude toward the Pro-Palestinian Opera House rally, including bending over backwards to explain how the slogan “Gas the Jews” was something else much more benign.
Then some major universities, to their shame, allowed their premises and facilities to be used for anti-Jewish and anti-Semitic rallies and camps.
From there, the torching of synagogues and horrific damage to vehicles, houses and property reportedly owned by members of the the Jewish Community, especially in Victoria and New South Wales, has escalated alarmingly.
Still nothing but platitudes and supposedly soothing responses of “there, there that is naughty” – which made official reaction wet-lettuce-leaf-like. This awful situation is going from bad to worse. Will the Government(s) and law enforcement authorities please do their job and hold those responsible to account for their actions?