Incidents of antisemitism skyrocketed across Australia following October 7, a survey of thousands of Australian Jews has found.
Since the beginning of the war, one in five Jewish adults had personally experienced insults or harassment because of their background, according to the results of the survey, conducted in November.
Some 7,600 Jewish Australians were polled for the research by the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation at Melbourne’s Monash University and community organisation JCA Sydney, with the findings revealing unprecedented levels of concern about antisemitism.
Australia has seen a vocal protest movement against Israel mushroom since October, with standout incidents including a now-infamous occasion when protestors at the Sydney Opera House were filmed chanting what some believe to be “Gas the Jews”. New South Wales Police have said an expert review had concluded those filmed were actually yelling “Where’s the Jews”, although other antisemitic phrases, including “F*** the Jews” had been chanted.
