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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daisy Dumas and Natasha May

Jewish Australians mark two years since 7 October, as pro-Hamas graffiti is condemned

Members of the Australian Jewish community hold placards bearing the portraits of Israelis held hostage in Gaza
‘We live in hope they will be free’: Members of the Australian Jewish community hold placards bearing the portraits of Israelis held hostage in Gaza. Photograph: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images

Jewish Australians have remembered Israeli hostages held in Gaza and the 1,200 people who lost their lives in the 7 October Hamas terror attack, while condemning a “national blindness” that has given rise to “unprecedented” levels of hatred in Australia.

Two years on from the day that triggered the ongoing Israel-Gaza war, Muslims and the Palestinian diaspora in Australia have also marked the moment as the start of a bombardment that has killed about 67,000 Palestinians in Gaza.

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