It pains me to say this, but Australia has fast become an epicenter of Jew hatred. And Melbourne, in that sense, is the capital – no doubt at least partly because the main “anti-Zionist-not-antisemitic” instigators like Nasser Mashni and Hash Tayeh live there and are active there.
So it is not too surprising – although still shocking – that the following incident occurred there.
A well-respected Rabbi was riding the tram home in St Kilda East, with his 8-year-old and 14-year-old daughters, where – he claims – a woman with a “Free Palestine” bag started racially abusing them, telling them “You should all go to the gas chambers”.
But what happened next does actually give me some heart. I would like to say the tram passengers turned on the antisemitic woman. Alas, that is perhaps too much to expect. Rather, the Rabbi went on the offense, filming the Jew-hater as she hid her face.
Rabbi and children "told to go to a gas chamber" – Melbourne tram
— Australian Jewish Association (@AustralianJA) December 12, 2025
A well-respcted Rabbi claims that a woman racially abused him and his child, telling them to "Go to a gas chamber".
The woman, who carried a 'Palestine bag' hid her face and claimed the Rabbi and his children… pic.twitter.com/63u0DC57Ha
Note how the woman plays the victim. This is a microcosm of the entire conflict, where palestinian Arabs (the actual colonizers and aggressors) claim they are the victims and the Jews (the indigineous people and actual victims of their hate and terrorism) are the colonizers and aggressors.
The fact that the woman cosplays as a “pro Palestine” person is also a perfect, painful microcosm. It lays bare the core truth of this ‘movement’: Beneath the banner of ‘justice’ lies an ancient, ugly hatred, and a cynical inversion of reality.
The mask isn’t slipping – it’s already on the floor
As for the Rabbi, he recounts:
“I am not aggressive by nature, but I wanted to teach my kids to be proud Jews. So I confronted her and then announced to the full tram what she had said. This is how we need to respond. Like the Maccabees who stood up and fought back with Jewish pride and strength. No more will we be afraid or cower. We will stand up to you and call you out. Let them be ashamed! Well done to the driver for stopping and checking in on us.”
What this rabbi did on that tram is exactly what Israellycool has done for well over a decade: force the haters out of the shadows and into the light, where their words speak louder than any excuse they offer afterward.
They shout. We document.
They hide. We expose.
They hate. We stand proud.
And we’re just getting started.
Because antisemitism thrives in silence. No more cowering. No more letting them rewrite reality. Jewish pride isn’t optional. It’s necessary.
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