Max Kaiser

Law and order crackdown won't make Jews safer Jewish communities deserve real protection — not a false sense of security purchased at the expense of other marginalised groups.

Opinion | Jewish communities deserve real protection — not a false sense of security purchased at the expense of other marginalised groups, writes @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social executive officer @maxyka.bsky.social.

The attack on the synagogue in Melbourne is completely despicable and the only sensible reaction is abject horror and solidarity with the Jewish community. Less than 24 hours after the firebombing, conspiracy theories were circulating about the attack which serve to minimise the very real trauma & terror experienced by the Adass Israel community. We've seen a small cohort of so-called "left" reactionaries and grifters who believe that places of worship are legitimate targets for firebombing attacks. These people are toxic and contribute nothing of worth to an essential campaign against a cruel & unrelenting genocide - in fact they actively harm that movement. They need to be shunned. The logic that a shul in Melbourne should bear responsibility for war crimes in Gaza is the same logic which the IDF employs.

Some thoughts on some of the responses we've seen to the firebombing of the Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne in Ripponlea.

too kind!

MEDIA RELEASE: Jewish Council welcomes Australia’s commitment to Palestinian sovereignty

Selective reporting on Amsterdam attacks perpetuates anti-Palestine racism and antisemitism Until global leaders and the media are honest about events like the Amsterdam attacks, anti-Palestine racism and antisemitism will flourish.

Reposting here: I wrote this for @crikeynews.bsky.social about what the violence in Amsterdam tells us about antisemitism, anti-Palestinian racism and the misuse of Holocaust and pogrom analogies

www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/11/a...

The MSO joins the list of arts organisations erasing Palestine By attempting to avoid controversy, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has instead made a profound political statement.

Another recent op ed

Jews, antisemitism and power in Australia In Australia, antisemitism has never operated as a racial ideology in a vacuum.

Something i wrote recently!

first bluesky post!