Justin Amler

October 7 should have been a definitive wake-up call, a moment of clarity as to where Jew-hatred can lead. But it wasn’t.

The Australian Jewish community is deeply disappointed, even abandoned, by Government policies and actions toward the Jewish community.

As long as the global community remains confused between these two realities – one grounded in facts, the other in distortion – this conflict will continue.

Recent protests wrongly focus on Israel, ignoring the real threats: Hamas and Hezbollah. This selective outrage misses the true causes of the conflict.

A pattern of boycotts and discrimination against Israeli teams and athletes has been repeated throughout Israel’s 75-year history with the hope of turning it into a pariah and leading to its demise.

Although I make up less that 0.2% of the world’s population, I know I’m not alone. There are people out there – probably more than I realize – that support me.