The taskforce, belatedly created by the Albanese government after Friday's arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne, follows more than a year of what one senior Jewish community leader condemns as 'paralysis by indecision'.
"Avalite" — the name given to the special operation of "agile and experienced" state and federal counter-terror specialistsIt appears to have no meaning in English.Which is what much of the Jewish community feels about what it regards as a national failure of leadership to tackle a problem festering in broad daylight for too long.
"It's not just our government, but other governments, particularly left-of-centre governments, in Canada and the UK, where there's been a reluctance to call a spade a spade." Labor MP Josh Burns has had his office burnt, cars have been set alight in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Jewish school principals have told students not to wear their uniforms on the street, and Jewish artists have been doxxed.
At the same time, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has ratcheted up the pressure on the prime minister by beating him to the punch with a call for a taskforce to address doxxing, hate speech and harassment. The AFP met Victoria Police today and the matter has been referred to the joint counterterrorism team."It's clear to all Australians that the prime minister's weak leadership has led to a very divisive period in our country, and we have been saying for a long period of time now that the anti-Semitism has always been there in a society like ours, but it really has been exacerbated over the course of the last 13 months.
"I would have thought every Australian would be horrified by what occurred last Friday and would be equally prepared to condemn it and oppose it. It's un-Australian."
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