Julie Nathan, Author at J-Wire

Lessons learnt after October 7

Julie Nathan — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 06:42:42 +0000

A year after the October 7 massacre of Israelis in 2023, what have we learnt? For Jews in the diaspora, there have been several lessons. Antisemitism After the Holocaust, expressions of anti-Jewish hatred were forced underground in the Western world. We hoped it would forever be banished from our lives. But we knew it was […]

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October 7 and the tsunami of anti-Jewish hate

Julie Nathan — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 04:41:36 +0000

There is a long-standing perception that anti-Jewish racism stems predominantly from the far right and from those of European ethnicity. There is a historical basis for this and a continuing convenience to maintain this narrative by those who seek to divert attention away from other sources of anti-Jewish racism. However, to effectively counter anti-Jewish racism, […]

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Anti-Jewish incidents in Australia – 2023 ECAJ report

Julie Nathan — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 05:55:36 +0000

Each year, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), the peak national body representing Australia’s Jewish community, produces a Report on Antisemitism in Australia. I have authored these reports since 2013. The ECAJ records anti-Jewish racism (antisemitism) in two broad categories: incidents and discourse. A major section of the report is dedicated to anti-Jewish incidents. […]

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Pogrom in Israel, antisemitism in Australia

Julie Nathan — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 06:11:48 +0000

On 7 October 2023, Hamas, the genocidal Islamist government of Gaza, sent armed operatives into southern Israel. They murdered 1300 Israeli civilians – shooting parents and children in their beds, beheading babies, and burning homes to force out Jews hiding in safe rooms. People in whole villages were murdered. Women and girls were raped. Over […]

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Antisemitic conspiracy theory mars debate about the Voice

Julie Nathan — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 07:09:07 +0000

Conspiracy theories about ‘the Jews’ are ancient, pervasive and often genocidal in what they advocate. They are fabrications borne out of a malignant bigotry that seeks to place all the world’s problems at the feet of one numerically small people, the Jewish people. Jews have been blamed for killing Jesus, murdering children to consume their […]

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Comprehensive study of hate incidents in Australia – updated

Julie Nathan — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:23:38 +0000

A comprehensive study conducted in 2022 revealed a clear picture of the state of reported hate incidents in Australia from 2014 to 2021. This article updates the 2022 study so as to incorporate data from a recent report of hate incidents which was released in 2023. The 2022 study was based on the reports of […]

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Anti-Jewish incidents in Australia continue to rise in 2022

Julie Nathan — Tue, 30 May 2023 06:00:34 +0000

Each year, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), produces a Report on Antisemitism in Australia…writes Julie Nathan, I have compiled and authored the reports since 2013, when I took over the task from Jeremy Jones, who had produced the reports since 1989. A major section of the report is dedicated to antisemitic incidents. These […]

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Study of hate incidents reveals the situation

Julie Nathan — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 06:45:03 +0000

A further comprehensive study has revealed a clearer picture of the state of reported hate incidents in Australia from 2014 to 2021. The study was based on the reports of three targeted communities – Jewish, Muslim and Asian – the only communities that have a reporting and documentation system, and which produce reports on hate […]

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State of hate incidents in Australia

Julie Nathan — Tue, 10 May 2022 07:44:40 +0000

Hate incidents occur against many individuals and communities on the basis of race, ethnic/national origin, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, and other attributes. However, most of these incidents go unreported and undocumented. This is partly due to the fact that most targeted communities have no reporting mechanism within their community organisations to report the incident to. […]

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Anti-Jewish incidents in Australia up 35% in 2021

Julie Nathan — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 04:33:21 +0000

Each year, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), the peak national body representing Australia’s Jewish community, produces the Report on Antisemitism in Australia. A major section of the report is dedicated to antisemitic incidents. These include physical assault, verbal abuse, vandalism, graffiti, and vilification or threats via email, postal mail, telephone, and placards, posters, […]

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