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At the mention of Jacinta Allan’s name, the grief-stricken members of a Caulfield synagogue booed and hissed the Victorian premier on Monday night.

When Zionism Victoria president Elyse Schachna, in the same breath, said that Opposition Leader Jess Wilson had also come to the community gathering to celebrate Hanukkah, the same congregation responded with a warm applause.

Premier Jacinta Allan sits with state and federal MPs during Hanukkah prayers at the Caulfield Shule.Credit: Simon Schluter

If it is any consolation to Allan, local MP Josh Burns, a staunch Jewish advocate within the federal Labor caucus, was also booed, though with notably less enthusiasm.

As a snap poll of Jewish sentiment – at least the prevailing sentiment of a modern Orthodox shule in the heart of Melbourne’s bagel belt – it was a vocal demonstration that, in the wake of the Bondi massacre, Jews no longer believe that Labor has their backs.

It also confirms the opening of a deep political divide, part real and part perceived, between our major parties about Israel, the future of Palestine and what more should have been done to keep Jews safe in........

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