Former Olympic champion Nova Peris continues to be one of the finest allies of Israel and the Jewish people.
A person of principle, Nova recently quit her job at the Australian Republic Movement after her co-chair and former Socceroo Craig Foster sent letters to Football Australia, the International Federation of Association Football and the West Asian Football Federation, asking them to suspend Israel from an upcoming FIFA conference.
Nova recently appeared on 2GB Sydney’s Ben Fordham Live program to explain why she did what she did. Note the emotion in her voice.
It is obvious that for Nova, an indigenous champion, this is personal. She correctly relates to the Jewish people as her fellow indigenous people, and understands our plight better than most. But more than that, she has taken the time to educate herself and knows she is on the right side of history.
I have to admit, I also got emotional listening to Nova here. To have someone I have admired for so long, someone who truly represents the best that humanity has to offer, stand up for us so staunchly in the face of bullying and intimidation, it is one of the beacons of light I try to focus on in order to get through these tough times.
