Single photos of University of Sydney students turn to their Jewish peers, sparking anger bounce

A picture of a University of Sydney student turned against the support of a Jew who condemned Hamas for being lashed out in an attempt to show “contempt.”

At a general meeting of the Student Representative Council on Wednesday, a group of students opposed to the war called for rejecting a national definition of anti-Semitism.

The Australian University adopted the definition that criticism of Israel may be anti-Semitism.

‘Anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism. That’s why there is no two-state solution.

“That’s why the obvious solution is a state’s solution. Israel has no Jewish self-determination. ”

Kovi Rose, a graduate student of the grandson of the Holocaust survivor, attended the meeting to object to the motion.

“I beg for nearly 200 students to vote on the room based on good and fact-based arguments,” he said.

“But that prompted almost the entire audience to stand up and turn against me.”

“As a believer who believes in progressive ideas such as protecting ethnic minorities and respecting indigenous peoples, I am frustrated that these values ​​clearly do not apply to Jews or Israelis.”

Jack Mars, public affairs coordinator for the Australian Jewish Student Union (AUJS), attended the meeting and called it “emotional exhaustion”.

Dr. Dvir Abramovich, the Anti-Defamation Commission and the academic chair of Jewish Studies, released the act, calling the meeting a “performance trial.”

“They will not only turn Jewish students out. They turned around. About democracy,” he told the Daily Mail on Saturday.

“This is a purge. A room full of students – the 200 – stand up, not loyalty to the oppressed, but open contempt for Jewish peers.

‘It’s a performance trial. The judgment was pre-written: Jewish students were guilty of existing, guilty, guilty of refusing to waive their identity.

He said every parent in Australia should ask: “Is this our funding? Is this what higher education means now, turning children into ideology executors?

The Peak of the Australian Jewish Community, representatives, state and state agencies, issued a joint statement condemning “open anti-Semitism”.

The conference was convened by groups against the war to oppose the national anti-Semitism definition applied by universities including the University of Sydney

The University of Sydney said the board was an independent body but consulted two-sided members of the debate before the shareholders’ meeting.

“We know that nearly 200 students were attending the meeting, which is a small part of our overall student body,” a statement said.

“We contact key members of the relevant student groups prior to the Student Representative Council’s Student Shareholders Meeting.

“(We) remind them of their obligation to manage meetings in a manner that respects others’ opinions and that all students must act in accordance with the policies and laws of the University. ”

SRC Chairman Angus Fisher said the Council puts the safety and well-being of all students first by achieving a fair and balanced debate “is what happens.”

“The room was fully controlled, there were no spokespersons, yelling, and no threats,” he said in a statement to the Australian Daily Mail.

“The SRC has always rejected all forms of racism, including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.”

When asked about the member’s reverse spokesperson, students who opposed the war also shared a statement with this publication.

The University of Sydney (pictured) said the conference was held by an independent student body, but the group was warned before it occurred

They said the student convention is open to all undergraduates. ”

“An opponents of the motion have the same time to make their point, but their arguments are overwhelmingly rejected by the General Assembly.”

During the heated debate, students voted for the need for a single, democratic, secular Palestinian state and cut all ties to Israel.

According to the university’s commitment to anti-racism, “criticism of the policies and practices of the Israeli government or state is not anti-Semitism in itself.”

But Israel criticizes Israel as anti-Semitic when it is based on harmful metaphors, stereotypes or assumptions, calling for the elimination of the State of Israel or holding a Jewish community responsible for Israel’s actions.

Students who opposed the war told the meeting that the Speaker of the opposition motion felt that the group was not interested in criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or the government.

‘we are. But we are also interested in ending segregation and genocide. ” he said.

“ And to be able to do this, we need to be able to fight on our own terms. We need to vote on this definition. ”