A very interesting exchange and you can make of it what you will but here’s the thrust of the argument; while any commission reviews the real threat of antisemitism – a clear and valid threat – it seems to shy out from discussing the overall context in the fear – I can gather from this exchange – of distracting from its objective. But here’s the thing – and again you can make your own mind – if you don’t allow the entire/full context to be discussed you’re actually inadvertently dividing societies by addressing (or prioritizing) the grievances of some and ignoring the grievances of others not on a separate unrelated issue but on the same exact topic, so the end result is that whatever recommendations come out of this review by the commission its likely to be a) flawed and b) defeating the purpose of the core target of strengthening social cohesion and fighting religious extremism cause now it only applies to 1 group and not the other. I actually believe that any form of racism should be targeted/challenged as racism “period” and dealing with it as a threat to society without reservation and without biases otherwise we end up with a social mess and political mess this is why integrity and a firm sense of values is key to all who take on politics generally (though the buck stops with us) and those who deal with such thorny issues of justice/social cohesion particularly because they have very strong baring on genuine national interest way into the future; in other word foundational.
One final note if I may; having watched/heard from many jews who support the Palestinian cause – I truly can never help myself being inspired by them (especially by them and particularly ones on occupied Palestine) – I cannot believe that in Australia- or any other place for that matter – many of them would not support this balanced approach in reviewing this issue by the commission, so the question then becomes whether they (members of the commission) are also considering all views within the jewish community or just some of them.
Just a thought.