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Israel’s Report on Australian Antisemitism Falls Woefully Short

Australian Jew-haters and Israel-haters have discovered a report on Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism in Australia, co-authored by Israel’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism. And at least one – Israellycool regular Hash Tayeh – is painting himself and others mentioned in the report as victims.

I must say, the report itself is a missed opportunity that gives antisemitic terror supporters like Hash Tayeh some wiggle room to make these claims. Let’s look at the report’s dosier on him:

This absolutely skims over the gravity of Hash Tayeh’s actual antisemitic posts and terror-supporting activities, which I have exposed here on this website and social media. Here are some of the most egregious examples:

The section on Nasser Mashni is similarly woefully deficient.

No mention of crucial things such as: his liking celebratory October 7 tweets, calling Hamas terrorism “resistance”, disseminating his own antisemitism, amplifying infamous antisemites, his criminal history involving violence, and his father’s terrorist background.

And one more example: Robert Martin.

Again, this does not make him sound too bad at all. But what about his antisemitism?

and promoting Hamas?

Of course, no-one consulted me nor did the report cite any of my posts – despite my posts being shared far and wide and even leading to coverage on Australia’s Sky News Australia.

I have approached Israel’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism and offered to sit down and help them combat antisemitism. I do have over 22 years experience doing it rather effectively. In response to my offer, I was unfollowed by Amichai Chikli, who heads the ministry. Granted, I did not make the suggestion super politely; I had been “uninvited” from attending panel sessions at his antisemitism conference after all. But one would expect the government to want to use all the tools at their disposal, and not allow ego to get in the way.

But leaving me out of it, if you’re going to name and shame, you’d better be thorough. By pulling punches on the likes of Tayeh and Mashni, the Ministry hasn’t just missed the mark – they’ve handed the purveyors of antisemitic hate and terror support a shield.

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David Lange

A law school graduate, David Lange transitioned from work in the oil and hi-tech industries into fulltime Israel advocacy. He is a respected commentator and Middle East analyst who has often been cited by the mainstream media
Picture of David Lange

David Lange

A law school graduate, David Lange transitioned from work in the oil and hi-tech industries into fulltime Israel advocacy. He is a respected commentator and Middle East analyst who has often been cited by the mainstream media
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