{"id":2434879,"date":"2026-05-28T00:37:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2434879"},"modified":"2026-05-28T00:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:37:22","slug":"antisemitism-victims-abused-online-after-giving-evidence-at-royal-commission-into-bondi-terror-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/antisemitism-victims-abused-online-after-giving-evidence-at-royal-commission-into-bondi-terror-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Antisemitism victims abused online after giving evidence at royal commission into Bondi terror attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Victims of antisemitism have been targeted with death threats and depicted as animals in AI-generated images after giving evidence to the royal commission examining the Bondi terror attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The messages have been unearthed as part of an analysis of more than 1,000 offensive social media posts and comments since the inquiry began earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has heard from dozens of witnesses from across Australia who were subject to abuse because they were Jewish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Royal Commissioner Virginia Bell on Tuesday said a number had reported a &#8220;dramatic increase in online hate messages&#8221; after they gave evidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Established by former treasurer Josh Frydenberg to combat antisemitism, The Dor Foundation assessed more than 1,000 posts and comments containing antisemitic or abusive material directed towards the royal commission and witnesses who appeared in the first hearing block.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK Figure_figure__xLyBy Figure_docImage__DSvk4\" data-print=\"inline-media\" data-component=\"Figure\" id=\"106729074\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/imageproxy\/106729074\">\n<div class=\"Figure_content__8xRH4\">\n<div class=\"FigureContent_content__GnImC\">\n<div class=\"ContentImage_ratio__0yYeG\">\n<div class=\"AspectRatio_container__FC_XH\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.5\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure_caption__fS2lN\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\">\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The royal commission is looking at the rise of antisemitism in Australia and the events leading up to the Bondi terror attack.<!-- --> <cite>(<span>ABC News: Liam Patrick<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">People who appeared using pseudonyms, including a Jewish child, were among those targeted in the hate messages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">In response to a post about evidence the child gave about her peers performing the Nazi salute at school, one person commented that it was &#8220;terrible, that only a couple of students were throwing&#8221; the offensive gesture.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_floatRight__nfR_t RelatedCard_relatedCard__4Im5s interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU interactive_hoverContext__LDUDX interactive_defaults__AKxUU\" data-component=\"RelatedCard\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/106728668\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-05-11\/bondi-antisemitism-royal-commission-minecraft-perth-school-slurs\/106664456\" data-component=\"FullBleedLink\" class=\"RelatedCard_link__rsgR9 FullBleedLink_root__lTw_U interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU FullBleedLink_showVisited__g3Xvz\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_heading__S_nm2 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_serif__qU2V5 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Teen abused on Minecraft<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_synopsis__cFwMW Typography_sizeMobile14__u7TGe Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The royal commission heard the 15-year-old was called &#8220;a filthy penny sniffer&#8221; while playing the popular video game with students from a Perth school.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;We need to pick up those numbers,&#8221; the post stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">According to The Dor Foundation report, comments included calls for witnesses to be &#8220;executed&#8221;, with one post suggesting oil refineries be repurposed as makeshift concentration camps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">A victim of the Bondi shooting was labelled &#8220;subhuman&#8221;, a victim&#8217;s family member was called a &#8220;lying cow&#8221;, and some female commission witnesses were described as ugly or demonic-looking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal, Mount Sinai College board president Stefanie Schwartz, Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) co-chief executive Alex Rychvin, and Australian musician Deborah Conway were among those targeted in the messages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">A significant number of the messages called for Jewish Australians to leave Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The messages also included AI-generated images which depicted witnesses as animals.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK Figure_figure__xLyBy Figure_docImage__DSvk4\" data-print=\"inline-media\" data-component=\"Figure\" id=\"106728834\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/imageproxy\/106728834\">\n<div class=\"Figure_content__8xRH4\">\n<div class=\"FigureContent_content__GnImC\">\n<div class=\"ContentImage_ratio__0yYeG\">\n<div class=\"AspectRatio_container__FC_XH\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.5\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ms Blicblau standing in front of microphones talking to the media in front of a building.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\" sizes=\"100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/13e44e75d117fe2a1eb4d67e8f0901a5?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=2740&amp;cropW=4110&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=0&amp;width=862&amp;height=575\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure_caption__fS2lN\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\">\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Ms Blicblau says The Dor Foundation is working with social media platforms to remove offensive content.<!-- --> <cite>(<span>ABC News: Adam Griffiths<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B heading_heading__kjfxC Heading_default__Z3p_p Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s\" data-component=\"Heading\">&#8216;It dehumanises people&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The report found the targeting of witnesses indicated a &#8220;sustained effort to punish participation in the royal commission&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;The cumulative effect of this material \u2014 across severity levels, platforms, and witnesses \u2014 is a chilling message to any member of the Jewish community considering giving evidence that public participation carries a personal cost, and may result in severe and prolonged online targeting,&#8221; the report stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The Dor Foundation chief executive Tahli Blicblau said the targeted witnesses &#8220;have been subject to exactly the same hatred they turned up to speak about&#8221; at the royal commission.<\/p>\n<div class=\"EmphasisedText_emphasisedText__McMdj ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL\" data-component=\"EmphasisedText\">\n<blockquote class=\"EmphasisedText_quote__TE6kn\"><p>&#8220;The abuse is egregious, it is harsh, it calls for violence, it dehumanises people, and it takes the debate far beyond what we would expect to see in terms of acceptable public discourse and debate,&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"EmphasisedText_attribution__L6Ebw\"> <!-- --> she said.<\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Ms Blicblau said the foundation continued to work with social media platforms to have the offensive content removed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;But there is a lot that&#8217;s still available, unfortunately,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;Some platforms and some comments are removed expeditiously, but there is a long way to go to make these online spaces much safer than what they are.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;People are starting to understand that hateful words lead to hateful actions and that&#8217;s being taken more seriously, but the online space is an epicentre, it&#8217;s an amplifier, it&#8217;s a free-for-all and its unsafe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK Figure_figure__xLyBy Figure_docImage__DSvk4\" data-print=\"inline-media\" data-component=\"Figure\" id=\"106728530\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/imageproxy\/106728530\">\n<div class=\"Figure_content__8xRH4\">\n<div class=\"FigureContent_content__GnImC\">\n<div class=\"ContentImage_ratio__0yYeG\">\n<div class=\"AspectRatio_container__FC_XH\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.5\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Virginia Bell has short grey hair and glasses, and gestures with her right hand.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\" sizes=\"100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/88a6fbf33d48c5e0ed350d7de8c1a887?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=2313&amp;cropW=3470&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=0&amp;width=862&amp;height=575\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure_caption__fS2lN\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\">\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Royal Commissioner Bell says the inquiry is &#8220;keeping a close eye&#8221; on online abuse.<!-- --> <cite>(<span>Supplied: Murray Harris Photography<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B heading_heading__kjfxC Heading_default__Z3p_p Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s\" data-component=\"Heading\">&#8216;Undiluted level of hatred and bigotry&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Commissioner Bell said the inquiry was &#8220;keeping a close eye&#8221; on online hate messages directed toward the Jewish community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;Quite what this undiluted level of hatred and bigotry directed towards members of the Jewish community is thought to benefit by those who post these remarks is lost on me,&#8221; she said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;But the commission has as one of its principal objects understanding and assessing the lived experience of antisemitism by members of the Jewish community and it is being informed by conduct of this character.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has confirmed the National Security Investigations team is conducting inquiries related to one of the matters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The royal commission has now moved to closed hearings, with details of further hearings yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"EmbedBlock\">\n<div data-component=\"Tracking\">\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"abc-_R_22hhf79aum_\" class=\"RecirculationRecommendations_container__7nH0U\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/dynamiccollection\/106619612\" data-component=\"RecirculationRecommendations\">\n<h2 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RecirculationRecommendations_title__2J5c2 Typography_sizeMobile24__GzKLB Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile28__58YCp Typography_lineHeightDesktop36__PAEA8 Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" id=\"abc-_R_22hhf79aum_\" data-component=\"Typography\">More on the royal commission<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.abc.net.au \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victims of antisemitism have been targeted with death threats and depicted as animals in AI-generated images after giving evidence to the royal commission examining the Bondi terror attack. 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