Emotions ran high in both upper and lower houses of parliament as politicians, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, condemned antisemitism and vowed to stand against the surge.
Emotions ran high in both upper and lower houses of parliament as politicians, including prime minister Anthony Albanese and opposition leader Peter Dutton, condemned antisemitism and vowed to stand against the surge.
"Our country is better than that and our country is a better place because of our Jewish community," he said. "Antisemitism has always been there, as the previous speakers have spoken of, that has previously been here for thousands of years but, in our country, the depth and the level of hatred and racism that we've seen has never been evidenced in our country's history," he said.
Labor MP Josh Burns and Liberal MP Julian Leeser, who are both Jewish, told of the impact the number of alleged antisemitic attacks against cars, homes, businesses and synagogues has had on the community.
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