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Australian universities adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism isn’t about protecting Jewish people - it’s about suppressing criticism of Israel. This is a direct attack on free speech and academic freedom. 2/10

The IHRA definition conflates antisemitism with anti-Zionism - a POLITICAL ideology. It criminalises legitimate critique of Israel’s policies and silences Palestinians and their allies. This isn’t about fighting hate, it’s about protecting a colonial project.

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Infuriating to see Sky News hosting an "antisemitism summit" that completely misses the mark. Exceptionalising antisemitism as a standalone issue ignores the broader context of systemic racism & intolerance that fuels all hate. It's not only ineffective, it's dangerous.
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The panel's composition is a joke: all white conservatives from the ruling class, including Peter Dutton & John Howard, who have long histories of racist policies. What could they possibly know about oppression? Their presence isn't just ironic, it's offensive.

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White nationalists are a bit sad that it’s getting increasingly difficult to celebrate ‘australia’ day and despite a few racist events being promoted, this one in particular caught our attention. 2/15

You may recall the recent escapades of the National Workers Alliance, lead by definitely-not-a-neo-nazi Matt Trihey.

His first event at the Polish Club featured a bunch of neo-Nazis from the National Socialist Network, including Blair Cottrell, Tom Sewell and Joel Davis.

🧵 from us and the Loud Jew CollectiveOn Sunday night a school bus belonging to Adelaide Islamic school IQRA College was set on fire and badly damaged in a blatant act of Islamophobia. (1/5) We see this racist act of hatred as a direct consequence of the incessant pandering by politicians and the media to the Zionist lobby. (2/5)

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Christian Zionist organisation 'Never Again Is Now' has held rallies all over ‘australia’ purporting to denounce antisemitism. Yet it has consistently demonstrated a trend of platforming, enabling and allowing the behaviour it apparently opposes. 2/27

They are strange bedfellows with various antisemitic conspiracy theorists, fascists and religious extremists. From using neo-Nazi adjacent marshalls, to their leadership willingly taking interviews with known antisemites.

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In light of yesterday's proceedings in the senate enquiry into antisemitism in universities, here's our submission below. 👇

As an explicitly Jewish organisation, dedicated to fighting fascism and racism in all its forms, (1/16) We write to make clear that we firmly believe that it is unnecessary - and counterproductive - to form a Commission of Inquiry into antisemitism in universities. (2/16)

🧵1/22 long thread on zionist/fascist connections in Melbourne

In recent months, Naarm has seen two far-right racist gatherings from seemingly opposing sides: the Zionist 'Never Again Is Now' rally and the National Workers Alliance event, led by white supremacist Matt Trihey.

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One might assume that the 'Never Again Is Now' rally, which was portrayed as against antisemitism and supportive of the Jewish community, would have no crossover with a neo-Nazi rally.

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This is a great example of how the right wing Jewish community is eating away at the soul of Judaism. Bruce is a snr journo at the Aus Jewish News & uses his role to contort our community into a narrow monolith instead of celebrating the unique and diverse community we have.

https://twitter.com/BruceHillMelb/status/1800296129701286245

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He then takes to Twitter to ridicule the way we relate to Judaism and reinforce that we are not welcome unless we toe the zionist line. We are actually a collective with deep roots & knowledge in our Jewish heritage but zionists try their hardest to make you think otherwise.

𝗝𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘀𝗺 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝗼-𝗡𝗮𝘇𝗶 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮

RE: @aus_jewishnews, @ADCAustralia & @ECAJewry publishing what Nazis want them to publish
[a thread] We are profoundly concerned by the manner in which the @aus_jewishnews, @ADCAustralia & @ECAJewry have been manipulated into amplifying neo-Nazi propaganda.