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The Australian Left has an antisemitism problem.

JL;DR SUMMARY David Free denounces the pervasive antisemitism prevalent within the Australian Left and the wider intellectual elite, following the Bondi Beach massacre, a targeted attack on Jews celebrating Hanukkah. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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RacismHanukkahLeft Wing PoliticsAustralian PoliticsBondi Beach AttackRoyal CommissionAdelaide Writers WeekRanda Abdel FattahIntelligentsia

Places mentioned

Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia
"The Bondi Beach massacre of December 14th happened in the long twilight of what had been a dazzlingly wholesome Australian summers day."
South Australia, Australia
"The Board made this decision after being pressured to do so by the South Australian government, which is a major funder of Writers Week."
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
"Finally the Writers Week Board had no option but to cancel the entire event."

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