Comments on: Sydney protest calls for intifada

By: Eleonora Mostert

Eleonora Mostert — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 06:20:56 +0000

It may not generate sympathy towards Israel or the Jews but fear of Muslims will subdue any actions taken against them and will fuel the Muslims into even more as there is no one who will stand against them, their hatred,their lies and their violence.

By: Michel Gompes

Michel Gompes — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 07:05:24 +0000

Our Constitution allows Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Assembly. These Muslims would have sought permission from the NSW Government/ Police to have this demonstration.
But I am totally disturbed and shocked by what I saw and what was tolerated by the Police ( which I did not even see !) . This devilish uproar and vile mass of vulgar misfits is far worse than any Nazi demonstrations during Hitler’s Germany.
What bothers me most is that our Police allowed these 800 warmongers to continue their screaming without taking any action to disperse them. I also did not notice any comment in the Sydney Morning Herald or on the National TV news. Is this cowardice ?
Our own Government being quiet and allowing murder threats from such filth to the Jewish citizens of Australia ? Did we emigrate to the wrong country ?

By: Steven Meyer

Steven Meyer — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:20:23 +0000

In reply to Liat Kirby.

Let us have a reality check.

You wrote:

“The wider Australian population certainly don’t have sympathy towards Israel and the more we speak out the better.”

So far as I can see:

–For the vast majority of Australians, Israel is not an important issue

–The majority, among the minority for whom Israel is important, are in the anti-Israel camp and I doubt there is anything we can say that will change their minds.

–It is possible that crowds of Muslims marching through the streets of Sydney yelling Allahu Akhbar will simply spook the wider Australian public about Islam which, in a small way, may benefit Israel.

–Israel is of no strategic importance to Australia but Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim nation, is. That partly explains why, despite protestations of undying love for Israel from the Libs, Australia abstained from yesterday’s vote at the UN.

So it goes.

By: Steven Meyer

Steven Meyer — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:10:10 +0000

In reply to Stephen Perry.

I suspect that a mere 800 Muslims yelling “Allahu Akhbar” will irritate rather than intimidate most Australians. As a show of strength its a fizzle.

But even granted your premise, what is it you think “good men”, or “good women” for that matter, should do in this case?

If your answer is that the government should restrict the right to protest be careful what you wish for. Restrictions on free speech invariably get used against Jews. The cure may be worse than the disease.

By: Liat Kirby

Liat Kirby — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 14:05:35 +0000

You’re absolutely right, Stephen Perry. These rallies are a show of aggression and strength and can be extremely intimidating. They can also contribute to snowballing of more protests and move from violence of words to physical violence. The wider Australian population certainly don’t have sympathy towards Israel and the more we speak out the better.

By: Stephen Perry

Stephen Perry — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 04:36:00 +0000

In reply to Steven Meyer.

It’s more complex than that. For some these rallies are not about sympathy; they are a signal of strength and can have a role in intimidation. A large part of why, as the saying goes – ‘good men … do nothing’.

By: Liat Kirby

Liat Kirby — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:11:13 +0000

Thank you for this excellent report, Julie, on what was an occasion at Sydney Town Hall that can best be described as shameful. Democracy is one thing with all that it allows, but this was a hatefest that went way over the top. Perhaps forward your findings to the appropriate people in authority rather than limiting them to exposure on J-Wire. There needs to be both awareness and redress of the situation.

Australian politicians are involved and both Labor and the Greens need to answer to that. So much for Richard Di Natale’s words of assurance to Australian Jews on J-Wire recently, where he came out against racial vilification and hatred.

By: Philip Mendes

Philip Mendes — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 09:56:30 +0000

Julie – Nice piece, isn’t Faruqi the so-called moderate who is replacing Lee Rhiannon in the Senate?

By: Henry Herzog

Henry Herzog — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 08:00:26 +0000

If Moselmane isn’t thrown out of the Labor party I’ll throw out my Labor membership card.

By: David Adler

David Adler — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 07:02:17 +0000

Good report.

To further understand the Islamic hatred of Jews and the antisemitic dimensions of Islamic theology (which has more antisemitism than even Hitler’s Mein Kamf), the reference below is useful:

“Al Yahud: Eternal Islamic Enmity and the Jews” by Elias Al-Maqdisi and Sam Solomon