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The president of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference is calling for a dedicated national inquiry into antisemitism beyond the government’s recently announced security inquiry following the deadly Bondi Beach terrorist attack.
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Perth said in a Jan. 1 statement that the Richardson Review into law enforcement and intelligence agencies was “an important step” but argued that Australia needs “some form of wider, national inquiry with sufficient authority and resourcing which can probe into the deeper issues which lie at the heart of antisemitism.”
“It is only by shining a light into the dark corners of our society — including its political, business, academic, media, religious, and cultural institutions — that we can hope to unmask the antisemitism which might otherwise go unseen, unacknowledged, and unaddressed,” Costelloe said.
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Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Perth said in a Jan. 1 statement that the Richardson Review into law enforcement and intelligence agencies was “an important step” but argued that Australia needs “some form of wider, national inquiry with sufficient authority and resourcing which can probe into the deeper issues which lie at the heart of antisemitism.”
“It is only by shining a light into the dark corners of our society — including its political, business, academic, media, religious, and cultural institutions — that we can hope to unmask the antisemitism which might otherwise go unseen, unacknowledged, and unaddressed,” Costelloe said.
Islamist attackers killed 16 people
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Why Australia’s bishops’ president is calling for antisemitism inquiry
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe says the government’s security review is insufficient to address the deeper roots of hatred targeting Australia’s Jewish community.
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