Islamophobia is a bigger problem than antisemitism in Australia today, but government agencies and the mainstream media would have you think the opposite.

Since the Bondi terror attack ast year, the Islamophobia Register Australia reported a huge 740% spike in hate incidents.

Even the conservative Centre for Independent Studies said that while Israel’s standing is at a “low ebb”, the public’s warmth towards Jewish Australians is “generally encouraging”. It said while there was “a perception” of increasing antisemitism, especially among older Australians, “in terms of attitude alone, Australia does not have a particular problem with antisemitism”.

The study found that Australians are much more likely to be negative towards Muslims: About 30% have negative feelings towards Muslims, while only 12% have negative feelings towards Jews. Ten percent have an “extremely negative” view of Muslims compared to just 3% towards Jews.

The brutal bashing of a Muslim father of three in late June has prompted the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) to again call on the federal government and media organisations to commit to a serious national response to Islamophobia.

Video evidence shows that two men asked Samir Raghbat if he was Muslim in the Al-Ihya Musallah’s car park, in Hampton Park in Naarm/Melbourne, before punching him repeatedly and choking him, while a third man watched on. Raghbat told the ABC that one man instructed the others to “kill........

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