https://www.jwire.com.au/anti-semitic-remark-at-council-meeting/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.jwire.com.au/anti-semitic-remark-at-council-meeting/#comment-19483 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:21:00 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=27828#comment-19483 Councillor Elise Keays says she’s ‘devastated and deeply distressed that such a simple comment has prompted claims of racism’. Her comment, although brief, was singular and focussed, and the implication it left hanging there (which resulted in general laughter), was further reinforced by her added, “Please, come on.” Perhaps she hasn’t thought of herself as racist up to this point, now confronted with the fact that she actually is, albeit subliminally or sub-consciously (giving her as much room to move here as possible), she is shocked and distressed. Could be a good time for Councillor Keays to examine herself in an attempt to find out where her ideas and thoughts come from. This is part of the big, big problem for Jews, isn’t it, the stereotypical negatives handed down through the ages.

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