Melbourne synagogue fire an attack on the Australia we aspire to be

The attacks on Jewish people in Melbourne on Friday night should send chills down the spines of all Australians — Jewish and non-Jewish — who value diversity, culture and the right to be safe. I have seen online a view that we should only and exclusively be concerned about the death and destruction in Gaza, that by even discussing the anti-Jewish attacks in Australia, we have somehow made a choice to accept what we see unfold in the Middle East. But he went on to say: "I think every Australian has a view, and we probably all have the same view as to where that will end up, but we leave that with the Victorian Police."

Author: Patricia Karvelas

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