A vote against hate

Hunters Hill Council has adopted a comprehensive local strategy to combat antisemitism.

Councillors unanimously backed the plan at a Council meeting on Monday, March 23, endorsing a framework that formally adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism alongside relevant state and federal laws.

The strategy focuses on prevention and early intervention, with measures centred on community education, awareness-raising programs, partnerships with specialist organisations and closer coordination with state agencies.

Council papers stated the strategy “reflects best-practice approaches adopted by other NSW councils” and provides “a structured and proactive framework for prevention, education and response”.

Councillor Carol Tannous-Sleiman, who moved the motion, said the policy was about setting clear boundaries.