Jillian Segal’s appointment as antisemitism envoy was political theatre. Now, trust in government truth-telling among young Australians continues to erode.
I know that the terms “Semitic/antisemitic” are part of today’s lexicon.
But can we PLEASE stop using them?
How many Jews are actually Semitic (particularly IsraHelli ones). They’re Europeans. You are Semitic, George. I am Semitic. But the Chosenites are except in rare cases, NOT.
Why aren’t we allowed to employ the term Anti-Jew? Are Jews ashamed of being called what they properly are ( as a great many should be)?
Or, alternately, a gentleman on another Substack referred to “antisemitism” as “anti-parasitic”.
as w/ the semitic multitudes, george, you as a lebanese 'hazim' [no?] communicate far more effectively in english, which is not your native tongue [rather perhaps a dialect of arabic] than most english speakers in aussieland, the UK, US, NZ, and canada, for whom the english language IS their 'mother' tongue.
George: Who is the woman in the photo with Tony Burke? And I haver read elsewhere that John Roth (Segal's husband) donated $50,000 to Advance Australia, supporting the No vote for the Voice referendum. Anyway - excellent reporting on this matter! Jillian Segal who spent her first 17+ years growing up in apatheid era Suid-Afrika 1955-1973 before emerging into Eastern Suburbs Sydney and Kambala gels school as her "finishing school" is now an extremely divisive person in Australia and should resign forthwith from her special envoy role. If she doesn't resign she should be let go and the position remain unfilled as totally unnecessary given all the other protections already available against racist bigotry. Apart from the fact that neither Jillian nor her husband are of Semitic ancestry so she has no special insights to offer on what is or is not anti-Semitic!
Either that or they searched, or were given a more complimentary photo because she's much younger looking in this one. Whatever it is, she needs to be dropped fast before she's allowed to do more damage by acting on her "plan".
To me, it's like giving a bank robber the keys to the vault and telling them to keep watch on the money.
There is no doubt in my mind that the Albanese Labor government is a better option than would have been a Liberal one, particularly under Peter Dutton.
At the same time, I have found it to be outstandingly disappointing and despite my views tending towards that side of political ideology as it is in this nation, in now way could I vote for the ALP whilst it continues its slide ever more closely to the scurrilous ideology of the LNP.
There are many actions or inactions about which sound-minded, rational, informed and thinking people have cause to be concerned in regard to this government:
* Retaining the tax cuts for the wealthy - thus subsidising the wealthy;
* Supporting salary increases for members of parliament - thus subsidising the wealthy;
* Retaining or even raising asset limits allowing access to public benefits at levels way beyond what an average wage earner would receive each year - thus subsidising the wealthy;
* Providing 'first home owner' subsidies without any means test - thus subsidising the wealthy;
* Approving additional fossil fuel licenses or extensions - thus acting against emission reduction and clean energy;
* Not cancelling the AUKUS submarine deal which will cost a minimum of $384 billion and in the opinion of many experts and on the basis of the past record of military contracts, not least in ship-building, probably 2 or 3 times that amount with delivery long past that predicted and probably,never - thus continuing the LNP's history of Australia's kow-towing to the USA, maintaining disrespect for France as an ally and purchasing a submarine that will be 3 times too large to operate in most of our region of the World because of their draft;
* Continuing to allow the appointment of religious pastoral care workers to schools, thus reinforcing the influence of the church on the state, contrary to the doctrine of separation of powers and denying children objective advice & support of trained professional counsellors;
* Continuing to subsidise private schools which do not need the funding whilst state schools are poorly maintained, under-resourced and expected to cope with all children in their zone who wish to attend, regardless of whether they have the appropriate resources or teaching staff to do so - thus accentuating the inequitable provision of and access to the highest quality of schooling for all students and increasing the gap between rich and poor;
* Continuing to allow tax write-offs for investment housing whilst those who live in their homes struggle to meet mortgage costs as well as maintenance, rates and other charges - thus increasing subsidies for the wealthy and exacerbating the housing and rent crisis;
* The retention and supplication to an obsolescent, corrupt and indecent monarchy and abeyance to a Governor General representing it when it has shown itself to be willing to interfere in the affairs of this nation at both federal and state level - thus showing that although supposedly independent, Australia is not.
... that is just a starting list - I have no doubt that others can add much more, however perhaps the worst action or inaction of all is:
*** Failure to condemn Israel in explicit and direct terms as a pariah nation led by a criminal prime minister which is engaged in genocide of the Palestinian people and disdain for International Humanitarian Law, International Laws of War, The Genocide Convention, Human Rights Law, The International Criminal Court, and basic compassion, morality and human dignity - thus shaming Australia in front of the World and, as such, being complicit in the Genocide being conducted by Israel and funded and armed by the United States of America;
We need a new electoral system that is truly representative and requires demonstrated merit and suitability for candidates; a highly revised schooling system that teaches students to question society not just follow it for self-interest; a substantially revised tax system that increases equity rather than reducing it; establishment of a republic and abolition of all formal ties and subservience to the British 'Crown'.
This nonsense about passes that allow whoever gets one to roam the hzlls of Parliament and drop in for a chat with a yone they feel they can influence, has to stop. Parliament is a lace of work, not a drop in centre where one can have a drink and chat over lunch.
Having these passes makes it almost impossible to avoid lobbyists, and the person giving them out should be fined because it opens the our to manipulators to use influence no weak ministers that we appear to have no abundance.
Stop the free passes, stop the lobbying. Simply make.
Times of Israel ~ "Eliezer Kashtiel, head of Bnei David academy in Eli, Israel ... "due to their genetic inferiority, Stupid Violent Arabs Want To Be Our Slaves" elsewhere our racist masters clarify it's not just Arabs it's ALL non Jews. Having lived and worked in Israel, worked for Jews, engaged in business with Jews I know from that personal experience their attitude towards 'us' is as described above
Hi George
I know that the terms “Semitic/antisemitic” are part of today’s lexicon.
But can we PLEASE stop using them?
How many Jews are actually Semitic (particularly IsraHelli ones). They’re Europeans. You are Semitic, George. I am Semitic. But the Chosenites are except in rare cases, NOT.
Why aren’t we allowed to employ the term Anti-Jew? Are Jews ashamed of being called what they properly are ( as a great many should be)?
Or, alternately, a gentleman on another Substack referred to “antisemitism” as “anti-parasitic”.
Yeah. Let’s go with THAT one.
Ok I will try my best… I do get your point though and yes I am of Semitic descent..:)
as w/ the semitic multitudes, george, you as a lebanese 'hazim' [no?] communicate far more effectively in english, which is not your native tongue [rather perhaps a dialect of arabic] than most english speakers in aussieland, the UK, US, NZ, and canada, for whom the english language IS their 'mother' tongue.
I inferred that by your surname, George 😉
Great deduction…lol
Isn't pretty much anyone descended from the peoples of the Levant Semitic?
George: Who is the woman in the photo with Tony Burke? And I haver read elsewhere that John Roth (Segal's husband) donated $50,000 to Advance Australia, supporting the No vote for the Voice referendum. Anyway - excellent reporting on this matter! Jillian Segal who spent her first 17+ years growing up in apatheid era Suid-Afrika 1955-1973 before emerging into Eastern Suburbs Sydney and Kambala gels school as her "finishing school" is now an extremely divisive person in Australia and should resign forthwith from her special envoy role. If she doesn't resign she should be let go and the position remain unfilled as totally unnecessary given all the other protections already available against racist bigotry. Apart from the fact that neither Jillian nor her husband are of Semitic ancestry so she has no special insights to offer on what is or is not anti-Semitic!
The woman is Jillian Segal
No - it is not Jillian Segal. unless a doctored photograph...
It is…..
I am not convinced...but if you have it on absolute authority?
Looks like an AI version to me Jim.
Either that or they searched, or were given a more complimentary photo because she's much younger looking in this one. Whatever it is, she needs to be dropped fast before she's allowed to do more damage by acting on her "plan".
To me, it's like giving a bank robber the keys to the vault and telling them to keep watch on the money.
Was her appointment an act of appeasement of the pro-Israeli lobbying or an act of submission to Israel’s control?
Just how much in hock to the pro-genociders of Palestine is the Australian government?
There is no doubt in my mind that the Albanese Labor government is a better option than would have been a Liberal one, particularly under Peter Dutton.
At the same time, I have found it to be outstandingly disappointing and despite my views tending towards that side of political ideology as it is in this nation, in now way could I vote for the ALP whilst it continues its slide ever more closely to the scurrilous ideology of the LNP.
There are many actions or inactions about which sound-minded, rational, informed and thinking people have cause to be concerned in regard to this government:
* Retaining the tax cuts for the wealthy - thus subsidising the wealthy;
* Supporting salary increases for members of parliament - thus subsidising the wealthy;
* Retaining or even raising asset limits allowing access to public benefits at levels way beyond what an average wage earner would receive each year - thus subsidising the wealthy;
* Providing 'first home owner' subsidies without any means test - thus subsidising the wealthy;
* Approving additional fossil fuel licenses or extensions - thus acting against emission reduction and clean energy;
* Not cancelling the AUKUS submarine deal which will cost a minimum of $384 billion and in the opinion of many experts and on the basis of the past record of military contracts, not least in ship-building, probably 2 or 3 times that amount with delivery long past that predicted and probably,never - thus continuing the LNP's history of Australia's kow-towing to the USA, maintaining disrespect for France as an ally and purchasing a submarine that will be 3 times too large to operate in most of our region of the World because of their draft;
* Continuing to allow the appointment of religious pastoral care workers to schools, thus reinforcing the influence of the church on the state, contrary to the doctrine of separation of powers and denying children objective advice & support of trained professional counsellors;
* Continuing to subsidise private schools which do not need the funding whilst state schools are poorly maintained, under-resourced and expected to cope with all children in their zone who wish to attend, regardless of whether they have the appropriate resources or teaching staff to do so - thus accentuating the inequitable provision of and access to the highest quality of schooling for all students and increasing the gap between rich and poor;
* Continuing to allow tax write-offs for investment housing whilst those who live in their homes struggle to meet mortgage costs as well as maintenance, rates and other charges - thus increasing subsidies for the wealthy and exacerbating the housing and rent crisis;
* The retention and supplication to an obsolescent, corrupt and indecent monarchy and abeyance to a Governor General representing it when it has shown itself to be willing to interfere in the affairs of this nation at both federal and state level - thus showing that although supposedly independent, Australia is not.
... that is just a starting list - I have no doubt that others can add much more, however perhaps the worst action or inaction of all is:
*** Failure to condemn Israel in explicit and direct terms as a pariah nation led by a criminal prime minister which is engaged in genocide of the Palestinian people and disdain for International Humanitarian Law, International Laws of War, The Genocide Convention, Human Rights Law, The International Criminal Court, and basic compassion, morality and human dignity - thus shaming Australia in front of the World and, as such, being complicit in the Genocide being conducted by Israel and funded and armed by the United States of America;
We need a new electoral system that is truly representative and requires demonstrated merit and suitability for candidates; a highly revised schooling system that teaches students to question society not just follow it for self-interest; a substantially revised tax system that increases equity rather than reducing it; establishment of a republic and abolition of all formal ties and subservience to the British 'Crown'.
Yep, 100% Roger!
Thank you, Judy - you are my kind of people - so glad that there's at least one more
George it was $ 50,000.
Thank you Belinda for drawing my attention to it..It was a typo
This nonsense about passes that allow whoever gets one to roam the hzlls of Parliament and drop in for a chat with a yone they feel they can influence, has to stop. Parliament is a lace of work, not a drop in centre where one can have a drink and chat over lunch.
Having these passes makes it almost impossible to avoid lobbyists, and the person giving them out should be fined because it opens the our to manipulators to use influence no weak ministers that we appear to have no abundance.
Stop the free passes, stop the lobbying. Simply make.
Times of Israel ~ "Eliezer Kashtiel, head of Bnei David academy in Eli, Israel ... "due to their genetic inferiority, Stupid Violent Arabs Want To Be Our Slaves" elsewhere our racist masters clarify it's not just Arabs it's ALL non Jews. Having lived and worked in Israel, worked for Jews, engaged in business with Jews I know from that personal experience their attitude towards 'us' is as described above
https://www.timesofisrael.com/embracing-racism-rabbis-at-pre-army-yeshiva-laud-hitler-urge-enslaving-arabs/
The Albanese government cares nothing about any of this, but seeks only to please its American Master.
It just seems to me to be totally out of its depth….doesn’t inspire confidence at all. But it’s a lesser evil than the appalling opposition….