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Australia’s Jewish community is facing an unprecedented security threat as otherwise divergent extremist groups converge on a shared hatred of Jews, the antisemitism royal commission has heard.<\/p>\n
The inquiry has been questioning police, religious leaders and security agencies as it turns its focus to the issue of security in a post-October 7, 2023 environment.<\/p>\n
A week of evidence on the topic has heard broad consensus that vilification of Australia’s Jewish communities rose to new levels as the Israeli military bombarded Gaza following the Hamas terror attack.<\/p>\n Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion hearings this week have focused on the security arrangements of Australian Jewish communities. (ABC News: Liam Patrick<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Today the Dor Foundation’s Tahli Blicblau told the commission of four radical ideologies \u2014 Islamic extremism, the extreme far-right, fringe elements of the far-left and conspiracy movements \u2014 that had “little in common other than their willingness to resort to violence to further their cause and their shared hatred for Jews”.<\/p>\n “In addition to that convergence of radical ideologies, there is also a convergence of threat actors \u2014 including domestic and foreign terrorist organisations \u2026 working with those groups,” she said.<\/p>\n “This convergence is creating a security environment for not only the broader Australian public but the Jewish community that is unprecedented and therefore demands an unprecedented level of sophistication and integration in its response.”<\/p>\n The Dor Foundation was launched to research and combat antisemitism in Australia last year.<\/p>\n As its inaugural CEO, Ms Blicblau has appeared before the commission twice already.<\/p>\nCalls for stronger links between Jewish groups and police<\/h2>\n