Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal backtracks on claims Sydney Harbour Bridge protests were antisemitic. Stephanie Tran reports on antisemitism meeting.
Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal has faced criticism following a Victorian local government forum hosted alongside the US-based Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), with attendees questioning the organisation’s influence and its push for councils to adopt International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism.
The IHRA definition conflates criticising the state of Israel with antisemitism.
The Victorian Local Government Forum on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, held at Glen Eira City Council, brought together councillors and mayors from across the state as part of a broader campaign by CAM to engage local governments.