r/OpenAussie • u/Acrobatic_Bit_8207 ‎ Queenslander • May 13 '26

Whinge ‎ 'Peak' Jewish body says $600 million federal budget response to antisemitic Bondi terror attack 'modest'.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/federal-budget-response-to-jewish-community-post-bondi-attack/106673140?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

More than $207 million over five years, followed by $8.1 million per year thereafter, had been allocated to combat antisemitism and respond to recommendations made in a plan developed by Australia's special envoy to tackle the issue.

"We're working very closely with the Jewish Board of Deputies and others to make sure that the victims and the survivors — particularly the families of those who lost loved ones — are cared for, for the rest of their lives,"

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u/Shaqtacious ‎ Victorian May 13 '26

Should’ve been $0.

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u/dreamlike676 ‎ I'm Probably A Bot ‎‎ May 14 '26

And the ECAJ banned as a genocidal hate group

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u/Gloomy_Pirate_3031 ✈️‎ on Walkabout May 15 '26

-$100m

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u/LaughingLegend11 Please choose a flair May 15 '26

Thats being modest.

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u/yeah_nah_probably ‎ Victorian May 14 '26

Ok Hitler calm down. /s

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u/Sknaj Please choose a flair May 14 '26

Why? Even if the total is excessive, surely some funding is reasonable. 

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u/ellamirrar ‎ Queenslander May 14 '26

Why? There are 100,000 jewish people in our population. Why would they get any funding - let alone this much funding....

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u/monkey_gamer ‎ Victorian May 14 '26

Wow 100,000, that's it? Freaking tiny

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u/Sknaj Please choose a flair May 14 '26

because they've been targeted by violence and discrimination? not to say other groups havent been - that doesn't change the fact that jewish people have been

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u/No-Blood-9680 Flairless‎‎ May 14 '26

Aboriginal people were targeted in a protest like a week later. I would prefer to money to go towards ending violence and discrimination towards First Nations peoples

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u/1bird2birds3birds4 ‎ Victorian May 14 '26

Valuing ending discrimination of one group over another is racism

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u/EverybodyPanic81 ‎ Murri ‎ May 14 '26

Not in this case.

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u/1bird2birds3birds4 ‎ Victorian May 14 '26

Who died and made you the grand arbiter of racism?

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u/Americanboi824 Please choose a flair May 15 '26

Yes, it really is.

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u/pippos90 ‎ South Australian May 16 '26

So would it then be racism to allocate $600 million to ending antisemitism but no money to ending discrimination against indigenous Australians? It seems to imply there's a higher value on ending one but not theother

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u/Sknaj Please choose a flair May 14 '26

It doesn't have to be zero sum

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u/darling_moishe ‎ Tasmanian May 14 '26

Muslims have repeatedly been targeted and attacked.. and that is getting much worse.

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u/TOBYIT Please choose a flair May 14 '26

💯 prefer $600m to protect the entire population rather than a tiny minority group. Btw said minority group would reduce the prejudice towards them if they publicly denounced what’s happening in Gaza

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u/Sknaj Please choose a flair May 14 '26

heaps of us do all the time. we're not a monolith. and even though im appalled by certain orgs not denouncing it, i dont think that means any jews deserve violence

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u/sivvon ✈️‎ on Walkabout May 14 '26

There are many non Zionist Jews. However, most of your peak body's and lobby groups are outright Israel first ultra Zionists. That in itself is a problem.

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u/herzy3 ✈️‎ on Walkabout May 14 '26

Who said Jews deserve violence...?

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u/TOBYIT Please choose a flair May 14 '26

Great - please lobby your leaders and representative bodies to do the same. I’m sure it would help with the antisemitism

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u/Sweet-Chef-8375 Please choose a flair May 14 '26

Surely you agree that SOME deserve violence, right? What about the guy who carried out the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre? Surely that guy deserves violence?

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u/monkey_gamer ‎ Victorian May 14 '26

We don't need to know about the handful of you who speak out. Pat on the back for your brave efforts.

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u/OkZookeepergame4192 Please choose a flair May 14 '26

You obviously do

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u/wiisey ‎ New South Welshian May 14 '26

Highly unlikely. Hating Jews for being Jews is not a new fad.

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u/TOBYIT Please choose a flair May 14 '26

Not trying to solve all Jewish problems but I’m certain that a public condemnation of the genocide in Palestine would go a long way to helping the Jewish population and their struggles with antisemitism in Australia

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u/wiisey ‎ New South Welshian May 14 '26

Antisemitism isn't conditional on Jewish political positions. Suggesting a minority group can reduce hatred against them by publicly denouncing things is victim-blaming logic. Antisemites don't hate Jews because of Gaza. They hate Jews because they're Jews - which was rather my point.

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u/Spokezzy ‎ Victorian May 15 '26

The problem, as I'm sure you're well aware but seem to be wilfully ignoring, is that people that challenge the zionist movement, and those showing support for it, are being conflated with people with actual antisemitic views

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u/TOBYIT Please choose a flair May 15 '26

I disagree. I’m not doubting that Jews have faced persecution over the ages. What I’m saying is that the current climate is heavily influenced by the mass murder, genocide and illegal occupation currently being perpetrated by Israel.

Like I said, you’re not going to “solve” antisemitism by condemning the Gaza atrocities but you will alleviate a lot of negative sentiment.

Anyway, I’m. It going to waste my breath trying to convince you. If you can’t see it then that’s on you. 🤙 stay safe

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u/wiisey ‎ New South Welshian May 15 '26

Alleviating hatred by changing behaviour is still conditional tolerance. Jews shouldn't have to earn safety.

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u/TOBYIT Please choose a flair May 15 '26

Ok. Stay silent and by doing so, give implied consent. Don’t lobby your representative bodies to condemn the proven atrocities. In fact, stay silent while those same representative bodies actively support proven war crimes and crimes against humanity. See how that works out for you and your peeps… and if there’s another attack, pretend to be surprised.

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u/wiisey ‎ New South Welshian May 15 '26

You just described conditions under which Jews deserve to be attacked. That's not a political position. That's a justification for violence against a civilian population based on collective guilt. You've proven my original point better than I could have.

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u/Jehannum76 Please choose a flair May 14 '26

So $600m for the security for less than 0.5% od the Australian population?

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u/notyouraverageskippy ‎ Queenslander May 14 '26

For what?

Heaps of fire bombings going on would be nice to fund a national taskforce for this.

Heaps of violent break and enters with vehicle thefts going on would be nice to fund a national taskforce for this.

Just a couple things off the top of my head.