Dvir Abramovich, chair of the Anti-Defamation Commission and Jewish studies academic, responds to the latest anti-Semitic attack in eastern Sydney.
This was not mere vandalism. This was terror. A brazen assault on identity, security and freedom.
Look around. The walls of Sydney scream with hate.
The fires that burned on Magney Street were not just flames: they were a sign of a society teetering on the edge of the abyss. The graffiti shouting ‘Kill Israel’ is not a spelling mistake; It is a declaration of war against all Jews in Australia.
This is the hell of anti-Semitism, roaring back to life, daring us to confront it or let it consume us.
How many times do we have to say “Never again” only to wake up and find “Again” written in flames on our streets?
How many more synagogues, schools and homes must be vandalized before we stop calling this “shocking” and start calling it what it is: an assault on the very fabric of Australian society?
What we saw in Woollahra is a coordinated campaign of terror.
The chairman of the Anti-Defamation Commission, Dvir Abramovich
Anti-Semitic graffiti was painted on a wall behind a burnt-out car in Woollahra.
These masked cowards, with their spray cans and torches, have thrown down the gauntlet. They want us to live in fear. They want us to look over our shoulders. They want to set our nights on fire.
But to those who seek to intimidate us, hear this: We will not bow. We will not be cowed. We will not be silenced. Your flames only fuel our determination. Your hatred only hardens our unity.
These brazen attacks are not just graffiti on walls or charred vehicles; are a burning question for every leader, every police officer, every citizen: Will you let hate win? Will you stand by as our cities fall into chaos, or will you rise up and crush this evil where it is?
The message to Premier Chris Minns and the NSW Police is clear: action is the only response that matters.
Find these criminals. Unmask them. Prosecute them with the full weight of the law. Send a message loud enough to drown the hate in our walls: Sydney will not be a haven for hate.
It’s not just about protecting the Jewish community. This is about protecting the soul of our nation.