The best way to start to overcome antisemitism is to encourage young people to have a bit more empathy and lot less hatred for those they disagree with.
The Albanese government’s new plan is a good beginning in the fight against antisemitism. It remains to be seen whether it will ever be implemented.
The government says it would consider withdrawing funding from universities and arts organisations that don’t take action against antisemitism. Yet, somehow at the same time, Creative Australia is sending to the Venice Biennale an artist whose work appears to glorify a leader of Hezbollah, a terrorist group committed to the destruction of Israel. In the words of Creative Australia, the artist will “represent Australia”.
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John Roskam is a senior fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. Connect with John on Twitter.
