Israel condemns Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for comparing Israel's Gaza actions to the Holocaust, labeling his remarks anti-Semitic. Lukashenko criticized Israel's destruction of Gaza, referencing global outrage and proposed luxury development plans on Palestinian land.
A review into anti-Semitism in the UK's National Health Service (NHS) recommends barring staff from wearing political badges, including pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel symbols, during work hours. The government's adviser on anti-Semitism, John Mann, stated that such displays could alienate patients and breach the NHS's universal principles. Health Minister James Murray accepted the recommendations, emphasizing the need to combat racism and discrimination within the service.
An Australian commission's interim report on antisemitism risks conflating criticism of Israel with hatred of Jews, potentially harming social cohesion and free speech. The report adopts a broad definition of antisemitism that includes criticism of Israel's policies, which the author argues silences legitimate debate and alienates Australian Jews who oppose Israel's actions.
Writers including Evelyn Araluen and Randa Abdel-Fattah have left University of Queensland Press after the publisher axed publication of an Indigenous kids book over its illustrator's past 'anti-Semitic' comments.
