Friday, February 09, 2024
Australian Jews on high alert after public list of ‘Zionists’ fuels harassment
Australian police are investigating threats against a 5-year-old Jewish child amid an uproar over the publication online of a list of hundred of Jewish creatives' personal information by pro-Palestinian activists.
Hundreds of Jewish academics and creatives who joined a private WhatsApp group last year had their personal information shared publicly by prominent pro-Palestinian activists this week.
At least one family has gone into hiding amid ensuing harassment, Josh Burns, a Jewish Australian lawmaker, said during a radio interview on Friday morning, prompting shock from the interviewer.
"They were completely shattered by this whole experience, where a sort of lynch mob of people were attacking them," Burns said. "We're not talking about people who are in any way connected to the conflict in the Middle East. We're talking about ordinary Australian citizens who happen to be Jewish."
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