REPORT on ANTISEMITISM in AUSTRALIA 2016 1 October 2015 – 30 September 2016 Researched, written and compiled by JULIE NATHAN Research Officer, Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) The Executive Council of Australian Jewry is the elected national representative organisation of the Australian Jewish Community. This document should not be reproduced or distributed, and the original work not quoted, without the express permission of the author. © Executive Council of Australian Jewry PO Box 1114, Edgecliff, NSW 2027 Phone: 02 8353 8500 Email: [email protected] Incidents of antisemitism occurring in Australia can be reported directly to Julie Nathan at [email protected] Published by ECAJ, and funded by ECAJ Public Fund, a public fund listed on the Register of Harm Prevention Charities under Subdivision 30-EA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. 27 November 2016 1 Graffiti in Melbourne – June 2016 2 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................ 7 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. 7 Current Situation for Jews in Australia - Security ............................................................... 9 Selection Criteria for Inclusion in the Report ...................................................................... 9 Antisemitism: Incidents and Discourse ............................................................................... 9 The Term ‘Antisemitism’ .................................................................................................. 10 What is Antisemitism? ...................................................................................................... 10 A Brief History of Antisemitism ....................................................................................... 12 Working Definition of Antisemitism ................................................................................. 13 CST Definition of Antisemitic Incidents .......................................................................... 16 Contemporary Forms of Antisemitic Discourse ................................................................ 16 Themes in anti-Jewish Rhetoric ......................................................................................... 16 Quotes on Antisemitism .................................................................................................... 17 2. INCIDENTS ............................................................................................................... 20 Incidents and Data 2015-2016 ........................................................................................... 20 List of Antisemitic Incidents 2015-2016 ........................................................................... 26 List of serious antisemitic attacks since 1990 .................................................................... 45 3. ANTISEMITISM in MAINSTREAM MEDIA and SOCIETY ............................ 48 ABC ................................................................................................................................... 49 SBS ................................................................................................................................... 64 SMH / The Age .................................................................................................................. 66 The Australian ................................................................................................................... 67 Herald Sun ........................................................................................................................ 69 News.com........................................................................................................................... 69 Channel 7 - Qantico ........................................................................................................... 70 Conversation: Michelle Grattan on 18C ............................................................................ 70 Amnesty International Australia ........................................................................................ 71 Political figures / entities ................................................................................................... 72 Eruv .................................................................................................................................... 78 University .......................................................................................................................... 78 Casual Racism ................................................................................................................... 81 Holocaust Minimisation .................................................................................................... 82 Nazi Memorabilia .............................................................................................................. 87 3 4. ORGANISATIONS and ONLINE ........................................................................... 88 Organisations ............................................................................................................... 89 United Patriots Front – Blair Cottrell ..................................................................... 90 a. Websites ....................................................................................................................... 92 Adelaide Institute ................................................................................................... 93 Australian Freedom Party ...................................................................................... 93 Chemtrails Geelong ................................................................................................ 93 Chosenites ............................................................................................................... 94 Expel The Parasite .................................................................................................. 95 Damien Pearce – Battalion 88 ................................................................................. 96 Local Terror and Jew World Order ......................................................................... 98 New Matilda ........................................................................................................... 99 United Nationalists Australia ............................................................................... 100 Whitelaw Towers ................................................................................................. 101 b. Facebook .................................................................................................................... 101 Targeting Jews ..................................................................................................... 101 Australian Department of Public Enlightenment ................................................. 103 Battalion 88 .......................................................................................................... 104 Campaign Against Racism and Fascism ............................................................... 107 No to Racism, No to Fascism, No to Islamophobia ............................................. 107 Reclaim Australia ................................................................................................. 108 Slackbastard ......................................................................................................... 109 Socialist Alternative ............................................................................................. 109 United Nationalists Australia ............................................................................... 110 United Patriots Front ............................................................................................. 111 Whitelaw Towers .................................................................................................. 112 White Lives Matter ............................................................................................... 113 White Student Union ............................................................................................. 113 Williac Laughs ...................................................................................................... 115 c. Videos ........................................................................................................................ 117 ABC – “Stone Cold Justice” ................................................................................. 117 Australia First Party ............................................................................................. 121 UPF: Shermon Burgess ........................................................................................ 122 UPF: Neil Erikson ................................................................................................. 122 d. Twitter ........................................................................................................................ 123 Rita Panahi – exposing antisemitism .................................................................. 123 Brett Light ........................................................................................................... 123 4 5. CHRISTIAN ............................................................................................................. 124 Anglican