Truth test: Royal Commission after Bondi

The AJN welcomes Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finally calling a Royal Commission into antisemitism nearly four weeks after the Bondi Chanukah terrorist attack and we give our thanks to those across Australian society who advocated for such an outcome.

(We’d like to think it was our cover last Thursday that finally tipped the balance, but we digress).

While some are concerned regarding the choice of commissioner and the length of the probe, we will reserve our judgement until we see the inquiry in action.

As well as looking at governmental failures, it is our sincere hope that commissioner Virginia Bell will not shy away from looking at both Islamist extremism and far-left antisemitism as factors that led to the environment in which the massacre took place.

The need for action on this unholy alliance has been rendered ever more clear as anti-Israel protesters again took to Melbourne’s streets over the weekend, calling to “globalise the intifada” with scant regard that that is exactly what happened at Bondi.