The Royal Commission needs to hear from non-Jews

This is a plea to the moderate majority of Australians who broke their silence after the Bondi massacre to stand with the Jewish community.    

To those who privately expressed regret and remorse for not speaking up for fear of repercussion, and those who want to help their Jewish friends and colleagues: now is your chance to do so without fear. 

The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion is calling for submissions until the end of May. As Jewish people are just 0.4 per cent of the population, we are counting on you to submit your testimony.  

Submissions can be made anonymously and in confidence. Tell the Commission what you’ve seen, heard and experienced online and behind closed doors over the last three years. Before then too, because history teaches us that Jew hatred simmers beneath the surface before it explodes.  

Let the Commission know what’s been happening in boardrooms, classrooms and newsrooms, on campuses, stages, festivals, sporting fields, and elsewhere.  

Be an upstander like Julia Lawrison who explains in her submission: “I am a non-Jewish writer, consultant and lawyer from Western Australia. My submission concerns the ideologically motivated extremism that has been evident in the arts community since 8 October 2023. My experience demonstrates that people who openly support Jewish Australians are liable to be publicly undermined if they speak out for their fellow Australians.”