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The antisemitic climate is worsening in Australia. Through aggressive activism, our society is becoming less welcoming and more dangerous to Jews. These activists are not representative of fair-minded, inclusive Australians, but they are vocal, tolerated and getting away with behaviour that would be deemed totally unacceptable if directed at other minorities—Muslims, Asians, the LGBTQI community, First Nations people.
In the face of all this, Catholics are neither powerless nor empty-handed. They have a document, a history, a relationship and a social teaching that together comprise a substantial resource kit for challenging antisemitic voices and ensuring that Jews can live in peace. This is the time to speak and act. Silence and paralysis are not a gospel option.
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