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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Tory Shepherd

Conflation of Jewish identity with Israel driving antisemitism, Jewish Council says in submission to royal commission

Sarah Schwartz of the Jewish Council of Australia
The executive officer of the Jewish Council of Australia, Sarah Schwartz. Schwartz has made a submission to the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion. Photograph: Con Chronis/AAP

Far-right extremism and the conflation of Jewish identity with Israel are the main drivers of antisemitism in Australia, the Jewish Council of Australia (JCA) says.

In its submission to the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion, the liberal Jewish group calls for more focus on the “often overlooked” threat from the far right, and recognition of the diversity of views within the Jewish community instead of the “tendency to treat Jews collectively as representatives of Israel”.

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