And hallowed by 500 years hate sessions from the Xtian churches.
A report that has sat on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's desk for months is being raised by critics as key evidence that the federal government has done too little, too late to respond to the rising tide of antisemitism since the October 7 terror attack in Israel.
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reviewing training for migration officials screening applicants for hateful views and conduct.
The antisemitism envoy has pointed to a protest at the Sydney Opera House on October 9, 2023 in the aftermath of the Hamas terror attack, and a mass demonstration across the Sydney Harbour Bridge against the war in Gaza earlier this year, as high profile moments where government messaging was insufficient.
And the envoy has identified a 300 per cent increase in antisemitic incidents in Australia since the October 7 terror attack by Hamas.
Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg said inaction across successive antisemitic incidents in the past two and a half years had led to a "cascading environment of hate".
He said political and civil leaders had not done enough, including on Ms Segal's report.
"It has sat on [the prime minister's] desk. If that is not a metaphor for the failure of government to act with the urgency that we need, I don't know what is," Mr Frydenberg told the ABC.
"I listened to the prime minister tell the Holocaust survivors ... that, in his own words, he would not allow antisemitism to get a foothold in Australia. Well, what a failure that has been.
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