Australia
Several Jewish and pro-Israel groups signed a joint letter blasting the development, saying students will no longer feel safe on campus.
Former Jewish students say school did nothing to protect them from anti-Semitic attacks • Principal of Melbourne school claims he never saw swastika on grounds.
B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission chairman hails legislation banning the public display of the symbol as a “thunderous blow” to neo-Nazis.
After a family member makes a plea, volunteers help search for the burial place of Louden Park Cochrane, who was killed in 1917 in a battle against the Ottoman army.
With the center-left Labor government now in charge, some fear Israel will be unfairly vilified, but supporters of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese say his actions tell a different story.
The incidents allegedly took place between 2013 and 2020 at Brighton Secondary College, which serves students in grades seven to 12.
“He promised an Australia where all its minorities, including Jews, are protected and said he will keep up the fight against anti-Semitism,” said Rabbi Shmueli Feldman, chair of Chabad Australian Capital Territory (Chabad ACT) in Canberra.
“Mideast News Hour” with Caroline Glick, and guests Ron Jontof-Hutter and Jonathan Neumann
A 33-year-old man was taken into police custody for questioning but has not been charged.
The legislation does not cover online use of the hate symbol.
The resolution passed 10-6; it calls for boycotting Israeli academics and accuses Israel of “forced expulsion and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.”
Daniel Aghion, president of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria told J-Wire, “The JCCV condemns the antisemitic defacing of a poster of Josh Burns, Member for Macnamara. It is notable that Mr. Burns is Jewish. The attack is therefore personal, offensive and designed to intimidate.”
