Australian Royal Commission Uncovers Community Fear Over Antisemitism

Royal commission lays bare the fear and anger of Jewish Australians. But has it got to the heart of antisemitism?

Hearings began amid the grief of the Bondi attack. The community hopes the inquiry will ‘help us to go back to the Australia that we love’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast As the university student Liat was excused from the witness stand of the royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion, she felt a weight lifted off her chest. “It was certainly very cathartic for me … having gone through the majority of my university life in a state of fear,” she says....

By Adeshola Ore