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Australia appoints special envoy to combat anti-Semitism

Australia has witnessed heated protests over the war in Gaza [Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP]

Australia has appointed a special envoy to combat anti-Semitism amid concerns that the war in Gaza is fuelling community tensions.

Jillian Segal, a Jewish lawyer and business leader, will engage with Jewish Australians, the wider Australian public, religious discrimination experts and the government on ways to tackle anti-Jewish sentiment, the Australian government said in a statement on Tuesday.

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