In my 1.5 years living in Sydney (coming from London), I have experienced more antisemitism than in my whole life. On the day my grandfather died in St Vincents hospice (September 2024), I was parking nearby the Sydney Jewish Museum when a car drove by and shouted “F*** the Jews”. It has become too normalised to accept anti-Jewish hatred. Please accept this plea for a federated Royal Commission.
I can't even go out in my home town for fear of violence. Random people talk at picnics about the jews having gold buried in their backyards and how jews plot to take over Australia. I get abused weekly on social media for being concerned about jews. The horse has bolted and the government needs to be held accountable. People spreading conspiracy theories are claiming they aren't antisemitic. The hate has been normalised and the delusions are widespread. How did this happen in my home country? My family has been here 5 generations.
My wife hid from the gunfire behind bins 50 meters from the gunman, covering my 7-year old daughter with her body, while the sounds of gunfire rang out around them and bullets flew overhead. A royal commission NOW. No equivocation.