Mass shooting by suspected Islamist extremists at Bondi Beach

It makes me think that sadly societies in general, when there is much trouble or poverty and anger:

Then leaders seize upon the chance to blame "others and the history of hatred against the Jewish peoples was so well entrenched it persisted and persisted.

In the film it shows that when a society was flourishing and generally open, the hatred diminished: when it was deeply troubled, then leaders generally and some priests bitterly turned blame onto this group.

The myths perpetrated, as seen in the film, were truly horrifying: what it will take to let go of it I just cannot tell.

Thank you Wyllow I have watched the film and better understand the history and the part the Christian church played.
I still find it unbelievable that in 2025 people are still adhering to old hatreds from history.

Can it be disagreeing with an opinion is a personal attack? surely not

ferry23 I didn't 'personally' attack anyone either.

I'm not sure who it was I "personally" attacked to get my original post deleted? (Well actually I'm sure I didn't attack anyone personally).

I naturally, but sadly mistakenly, assumed that as this site is littered with blatant anti-semitic posts - but generic ones (some of which are very offensive), that those of oppossing views could do the same.

I wonder why my post was deleted when all I said was there are no excuses and no explanations to justify antisemitic attacks? Surely pointing out that this latest attack was evil isn't cause for deletion?

This short film (13 mins) is very moving and traces the origins of antisemitism back to early Christian times. It's produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

www.ushmm.org/antisemitism/what-is-antisemitism/why-the-jews-history-of-antisemitism

I don't understand and never have why some people hate Jews. It's completely beyond my comprehension. Jewish people in my experience just want to live in peace and get on with their lives. They don't harm others so WHY??

Yes, it is Whitewave and it is frightening.
It seemed particularly worse in the Sydney area though.

There has been a succession of attacks on Jewish premises, mainly in the Sydney area, since 2023, arson attacks on synagogues and even two nurses threatening to kill Jewish patients in a Sydney hospital.

allira the rise of anti-Semitism along with racial hatred is everywhere.

I think that the question that needs asking, is , what on earth is happening to society that appears to be tolerating and indeed encouraging so much racial hatred?

No question at all, Whitewavemark.
The rise of anti-Semitism in Australia has been extremely worrying.

I want to weep every time I think of this atrocity and some posts on here are making me more upset.

These murders, along with other attacks on people of the Jewish faith is anti-Semitic.

No question.

Nothing else come into the equation.

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Lathyrus3

The nature of Wyllows posts were causing a great deal of upset at this tragic time.

I hoped she would reflect on that and just hold back for one day on her personal convictions.

I agreed and my post was deleted because it quoted yours.

Please, Wyllow, could your points be raised at another time, on another thread, as a discussion point, if you wish to continue?

Right now, this is very raw and I see an Australian poster had their post deleted too. It is a very shocking time for many of us for various reasons.

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ferry23

Lathyrus3

The nature of Wyllows posts were causing a great deal of upset at this tragic time.

I hoped she would reflect on that and just hold back for one day on her personal convictions.

I agree. I find it most offensive when the subject of a thread about a specific atrocity, on a specific day , targeting a specific group of people is hijacked by those with the very least a bizarre inability to read the room, or at worse the "hiding in plain sight" mewling and weeping apologists on this site.

There are no reasons to justify this massacre of innocent people. There were no other groups picked out to be murdered on that day. What has happened on other days, in other places, to different groups of people is of no relevance on this thread.

Excellent posts both Ferry and Lathyrus

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I agree Lathyruus

The nature of Wyllows posts were causing a great deal of upset at this tragic time.

I hoped she would reflect on that and just hold back for one day on her personal convictions.

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Casdon

You can still see the post that was deleted embedded in a response if you scroll back. I didn’t, but I think it would have been reported because it was a personal insult to another poster, rather than for any other reason?

FYI, because I can guess what is being assumed, I only reported those posts that were personal to me.

Other posts have been deleted: but not on my request.

nanna8

Interesting that the pro Jewish posts are the ones being deleted. Says it all.

I have read loads of pro Israel posts here, what are you talking about?

You can still see the post that was deleted embedded in a response if you scroll back. I didn’t, but I think it would have been reported because it was a personal insult to another poster, rather than for any other reason?