Members of Israeli and Jewish communities in Australia raised concerns that a visit by Israeli lawmaker Simcha Rothman of the far-right Religious Zionism party, and any statements he might make, could be inflammatory and exacerbate the wave of antisemitism currently sweeping the country.
Members of Israeli and Jewish communities in Australia raised concerns that a visit by Israeli lawmaker Simcha Rothman of the far-right Religious Zionism party, and any statements he might make, could be inflammatory and exacerbate the wave of antisemitism currently sweeping the country.
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