For Joshua and Maggie May Moshe, the outing of Jewish people involved in an online chat group has had devastating, real world consequences.
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.It was a little over a week ago that Maggie May Moshe decided that Melbourne’s Thornbury no longer felt like a safe place for Jews.
Otherwise, she would be condoning a horrific war in Gaza, which, according to the latest estimates, has killed nearly 28,000 people. They are members of a WhatsApp group created to give Jewish writers, artists, musicians and intellectuals a private space to talk about October 7 and the war in Gaza. This week the issue burst into a national debate after prominent activists and pro-Palestine supporters such as feminist author Clementine Ford published links to documents containing the names, occupations, social media profiles and images of hundreds of Jewish people who were members of the J.E.W.I.S.H Australian creatives and academics chat group. Ford was a topic of frequent discussion within the 900 pages of the leaked transcript including discussion about targeting her publisher.
Ford was unapologetic for her part in exposing the group’s membership and what had been said within the private forum.Darren James The second goes to the overarching allegation against some members the group; that in their discussions and subsequent actions, they targeted and sought to silence prominent, pro-Palestinian advocates.
One of broadcasters they objected to was Antoinette Lattouf, who is currently suing the ABC for unlawful dismissal.