It is horrifying.
Here are some examples of physical assaults on Jews, as Jews, over the year:
• Physical assault of a 44-year-old Jewish man in a public park by three males; who asked if he supported Israel, then threatened “I’ll kill you!”; he was hit to the ground, and three men repeatedly punched and kicked him, including multiple punches to the head, called him a “Jew dog” and other slurs; he sustained two black eyes, concussion and four fractures to his spine, and was hospitalised for four days, Arncliffe, Sydney (28 Oct. 2023).• Physical assault and verbal abuse of an identifiably Jewish boy who was called a “dirty Jew” and slapped in the face by a group of youths at Bounce, in Osborne Park, Perth (29 Oct. 2023).• Male exited a 7/11 store and started physically attacking a Jewish man outside, with punches while screaming “dirty rotten Jew cunt” at the Jewish man and others on the street, and made multiple threats to kill the Jewish man, some witnesses intervened and pushed the male away, St Kilda, Melbourne (8 Nov. 2023).• A Jewish man was hit by a large rock and injured, requiring medical treatment, by an anti-Israel protester across the road from a synagogue, Caulfield, Melbourne (10 Nov.2023).• A group of 10-15 males shouted “Fuck the Jews” at several Jews, then threw shoes at them, and spat at them, St Kilda, Melbourne (6 Jan. 2024).• The occupants of a vehicle threw eggs at a group of identifiable Jews walking home from Shabbat dinner, Balaclava, Melbourne (19 Jan. 2024).• Verbal abuse and harassment and physical assault of a Jewish student in Year 10, by a student in his class who told the Jewish student to “Go back to the gas chambers”, said “Heil Hitler” in his face, performed a Nazi salute in class, cheered during a video when it stated that Hitler sent Jews to the gas chambers, used Hitler and swastika symbols on Google classroom, and shoved the Jewish student; Sydney (5 Feb. 2024).• Physical abuse of a 77-year-old Jewish woman who was spat on, threatened and kicked multiple times, by protesters opposing a rally to counter antisemitism, outside Victorian Parliament House, Melbourne (19 May 2024).• The passenger of a vehicle yelled "Israel" at an identifiable Jew, then threw a can of Red Bull towards him, St Kilda, Melbourne (3 Aug. 2024).• A male in a group of 8 to 10 teenage males yelled "Fucking Jews!" at two Jews, then one of the males approached one of the Jews and punched him in the face, Caulfield, Melbourne (1 Sep. 2024).
And some graffiti:
This is only the tip of the iceberg. Yet these incidents have not been nearly as publicized as those in Europe and the US.
(h/t Jill)
