I know I speak for thousands of Australians when I say we desperately hope that the Royal Commission on Antisemitism – currently under way in Sydney – will be a key factor in bringing about the change that our country urgently needs.

Because a crucial question is – is anyone out there listening? Does anyone outside the pristine walls of the commission, and beyond the good people carrying out their sacred duties within those walls, actually give a damn?

Last Saturday, despite the volume of vilification being live-streamed from the commission for the world to hear, a mother on the sidelines of a children’s netball match, which involved a Maccabi team, is alleged to have made offensive comments and has been charged. To its credit, her club swiftly condemned all forms of bigotry and specifically antisemitism and apologised.

Incredibly, this allegedly occurred just a day after the commission concluded its first week of hearings. Hearings in which Jewish Australians narrated, some in tears, harrowing experiences. And after a miscreant turned up outside the hearings wearing a T-shirt declaring he was proud to be accused of antisemitism.

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