Jews in Australia faced 517 incidents of harassment or intimidation in the year to September 30, a 31 per cent rise from the year before, according to the Jewish community's annual report on anti-Semitism. “Put bluntly, in Australia this year, 10 times a week, every week, Jewish Australians were attacked or threatened,” report author Jeremy Jones said yesterday.
Anti-Semitism Rises 31% in Australia
Jews in Australia faced 517 incidents of harassment or intimidation in the year to September 30, a 31 per cent rise from the year before, according to the Jewish community’s annual report on anti-Semitism. “Put bluntly, in Australia this year, 10 times a week, every week, Jewish Australians were attacked or threatened,” report author Jeremy Jones said yesterday.