Australia's ABC and SBS broadcasters will not adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism used by a royal commission, citing editorial independence and concerns over illustrative examples conflating criticism of Israel with hatred of Jews.
A royal commission sparked by the Bondi terror attack is this week expected to hear from groups who challenge the commission's accepted definition of antisemitism, as well as expert witnesses from the United Kingdom.
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion will hear from people with lived experience in public sessions beginning in Sydney this week.
The message beneath the restrained language of the report investigating the Bondi terror attack is that by Hanukkah 2025, Australia had grown dangerously complacent about terrorism – and about the safety of the Jewish community.
The message beneath the restrained language of the report investigating the Bondi terror attack is that by Hanukkah 2025, Australia had grown dangerously complacent about terrorism – and about the safety of the Jewish community.
The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion will deliver its first report, two months after it began and less than six months after the Bondi Beach terror attack.
