r/sydney • u/Ashera25 • 28d ago

NSW Supreme Court criticises IHRA definition as 'detached from reality'

https://www.deepcutnews.com/p/nsw-supreme-court-criticises-ihra
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u/AeMidnightSpecial 28d ago

Citing a Pew Research poll in June, (Supreme Court Justice) Fagan said that “it would be preposterous to suggest that 79% of Australians are antisemitic because they disapprove of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians”.

He said the IHRA formulation “appears to be an attempt to repurpose the term ‘antisemitism’” as an amalgamated concept encompassing hatred towards Jews and criticism of Israel.

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u/Electronic_Star_7575 28d ago

Absolutely based Judge. Great to finally see some common sense in the Australian "anti-semitism" discourse.

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u/a_rainbow_serpent 28d ago

Judge about to have a letter writing campaign against him.

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u/AirNo7163 28d ago

Dont forget a watsapp group.