Creating a false panic around university antisemitism runs the risk of building genuine fear in my community. Forcing the vice chancellor to resign would set a dangerous precedent.
Internal documents obtained by the Herald reveal he was “blindsided” by the Jewish community’s reaction to a deal to shut down the pro-Palestinian encampment.
The university says an external review will look at how its handles complaints after the vice chancellor said he had failed to protect Jewish students.
The 1940 film The Mortal Storm was the only film at the time to tackle the treatment of the Jews in Nazi Germany.
An inverted red triangle,a symbol first used by Hamas to identify Israeli targets,has become prominent within the pro-Palestine protest movement.
The war in Gaza has reopened a debate over hate speech in Australia. Jewish leaders say Labor’s new watered-down hate crimes laws fall short.
A former Sydney University academic has lodged a SafeWork complaint alleging the vice chancellor failed to protect Jewish students from “psychosocial harm”.
Jacob Hersant,25,is accused of performing the salute in public six days after it became a criminal offence in the state.
The candidate at the centre of the social media storm broke his silence to say:“As a doctor,as a Muslim,as a human,killing civilians is never right.”
Jewish community leaders said the Facebook post by the prominent GP showed he was “manifestly unfit to stand as a candidate for any office”.
The extremist far-right influencer complained that Australian outlets are cancelling her. On ADH TV,broadcaster Chris Smith provided a friendly ear.