"Alex Ryvchin, the co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, said while Australian Jews will never forget nor forgive what Hamas did on this day two years ago, and what it continues to do, we live in hope that the hostages will soon be free. But he also used the moment to condemn two years of the Jewish community experiencing everything from the terrifying to the absurd."
"Speaking with reporters on Tuesday morning, he said Jewish commemorations came at the same time as a pro-Palestinian rally was planned at Sydney Opera House on Sunday, but he claimed the protest would incite yet more hatred against our community at a national landmark, at great public expense and they will shred what little harmony remains in this society. He said a national blindness has allowed hatred in this country to rise to unprecedented levels, and has seen a foreign regime conduct acts of terror on our soil."
Australian Jewish communities remembered Israeli hostages and the 1,200 people killed in the 7 October Hamas terror attack. Muslims and the Palestinian diaspora in Australia marked the date as the start of a bombardment that has killed about 67,000 Palestinians in Gaza. The Executive Council of Australian Jewry affirmed that Australian Jews will never forget nor forgive the Hamas attack and expressed hope that remaining hostages will be freed. The Jewish community reported experiencing two years of incidents ranging from terrifying to absurd and warned that a national blindness has allowed hatred to rise to unprecedented levels. Concerns were raised that a planned pro-Palestinian rally at the Sydney Opera House could incite further hatred and undermine social harmony, while support for peaceful protest was acknowledged as carrying bounds. Hamas abducted 251 people on 7 October 2023, with 48 still believed to be held captive; grassroots Bring Them Home Now protests called for their release.
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