Letter

In response to Whose Rights and Liberties I Respect

What was Albanese thinking?

Stella Yee, in her article on the aftermath of the Bondi shootings, exposes how wrong it was to invite the Israeli president to Australia. It has led to greater hostility between sections of our community and consequential restriction of our freedoms. By calling Herzog “the Jewish community’s head of state”, Albanese has not only insulted a large portion of Australian Jews, but he has played into the hands of antisemites who view Jews as one entity. Many prominent Australian Jews have voiced their opposition to the Israeli government and the devastation and death it has wrought in Gaza. And many more can be found amongst the protestors supporting the cause of the Palestinians.

— Al Turley from Doncaster Vic.