Adopted by Universities Australia, the definition has said criticism of Israel can be antisemitic “when it calls for the elimination of the State of Israel.”
“As a believer in progressive ideas like protecting minorities and respecting Indigenous peoples, I am devastated to see that these values apparently do not apply to Jews or Israelis.”
Emotional Toll and Public Response
Public Affairs Coordinator at Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS), Jack Mars attended the meeting and called it “emotionally draining.”
Dr. Dvir Abramovich, Chairman of the Anti-Defamation Commission and Jewish studies academic, unleashed on the behavior, calling the meeting a “show trial.”
“They didn’t just turn their backs on Jewish students. They turned their backs on decency. On democracy,” he told Daily Mail Australia on Saturday.
“It was a purge. A room full of students – 200 strong – stood up, not in solidarity with the oppressed, but in open contempt of their Jewish peers.”
