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Daily Briefing: AS SICK ANTISEMITIC RANT GOES VIRAL, AUSTRALIA CONFRONTS RISING ANTISEMITISM

Two nurses in Australia suspended for reportedly making antisemitic comments | FMT
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Two nurses in Australia suspended for reportedly making antisemitic comments | FMT SOURCE FMT

VIDEO GOES VIRAL

WATCH: Migrant Nurse BRAGS about ‘KILLING’ Israeli PATIENTS in SICK Rant as WEAK West ‘BETRAYS’ Jews:  GBNews, YouTube, Feb. 12, 2025 — Two nurses in Sydney, Australia have been ‘stood down’ after a video emerged showing the pair bragging of ‘killing’ and refusing to treat Israeli patients.

Prominent Muslim Groups Claim Reaction to Sydney Nurses Video Is ‘Selective Outrage:  Mostafa Rachwani, The Guardian, Feb. 17, 2025 —  A coalition of prominent Muslim groups and leaders, including Muslim Votes and Muslim Votes Matter, have criticised what they claim is “selective outrage” in reactions to a video of two Bankstown hospital nurses claiming they would kill Israeli patients.

Australian Police Link Explosives and List of Jewish Targets to Antisemitic Plot:  Rod McGurk, Associated Press, PBS, Jan. 29, 2025 — Australian police believe explosives found on Sydney’s outskirts were evidence of a deadly escalation in a campaign of antisemitic arson and graffiti crimes that has been waged in major cities for months, officials said on Wednesday.


The Australian Nurses Who Wished Death on Israelis:  Brendan O’Neill, Spiked, Feb. 18, 2025

‘We are all Hamas’: Australia’s anti-Israel Medical System Revealed:  Adi Nirman, Israel Hayom, Feb. 17, 2025

Australia’s Spy Chief Warns of Rising Antisemitism, Intolerance:  Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, Feb. 19, 2025

‘Jewish Community Has Their Body In Australia, But Their Heart In Israel’:  Adi Nirman, JNS, Feb. 14, 2025

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For Further Reference:

Muslim Groups Claim Nurses Who Threatened To Kill Israeli Patients Aren’t Antisemitic: ‘Selective Outrage’:  Brielle Burns, NY Post, Feb. 18, 2025 —  Dozens of Muslim groups, including a prominent Islamist organization, have slammed the “selective outrage” over a video of Australian nurses threatening to kill Israeli patients, denying the comments were antisemitic.

Police Investigate Whether Foreign Actors Are Paying For Antisemitic Crimes In Australia:  Rod McGuirk, AP, Jan. 22, 2025 —  Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country, police said on Wednesday.

NSW Nurse Claims She ‘Wrote an Open Letter’ About Alleged Anti-Semitism After October 7 Attacks:  Benedict Brook, Shannon Molloy, Alex Blair and Peter Devlin, The news.com. au, Feb. 14, 2025 — A midwife has said pregnant Jewish women and Jewish healthcare workers are afraid to speak out about what she claims is rife antisemitism in the Australian healthcare system.

Australian Jews Question Safety at Hospitals After Nurses Threaten to Kill Jews, Israelis:  Michael Starr, Jerusalem Post, Feb. 12, 2025 —  Australian Jews are concerned about their safety at the country’s medical facilities after the publication of a viral social media video of Australian nurses threatening to murder Israeli and Jewish patients, and suggesting that they may already have.

Australia Passes Tough Hate Crime Laws In Bid To Stem Wave Of Antisemitism:  Reuters and TOI staff, Times of Israel, Feb. 6, 2025 — Australia passed tough anti-hate crime laws on Thursday, including mandatory minimum sentences for terror offenses and displaying hate symbols, in a bid to tackle a recent surge in antisemitism.

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