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A Jewish student testified at Australia's Royal Commission on Antisemitism regarding the harassment she faced at the Australian National University. She described a pervasive environment of fear and antisemitism that intensified following the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
Why it matters
The testimony highlights growing tensions on university campuses and the challenges of maintaining social cohesion amidst international geopolitical conflicts.
A Jewish student was called a “baby killer” and “genocide supporter” on a prestigious Australian university campus by people taking part in the country’s longest-running university encampment in 2024.
Appearing as part of a two-week block of hearings in Melbourne for the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, the student, Liat, was granted partial anonymity and was the first of a number of lived experience witnesses who will not be fully named.
Commissioner Virginia Bell said the hearings were taking place in Melbourne because it was the location of Australia’s largest Jewish population.
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