A Jewish author, Mr Anthony Halas, is considering legal action against a literary editor who has refused to work on his Holocaust-themed book.

The editor has stated publicly she could not "comfortably work with someone who supports Israel's actions" in terms of the ongoing conflict there.

Mr Halas said growing up he never experienced antisemitism, but recently he told the Bondi Royal Commission, hatred of Jews has gotten so bad he might leave Australia altogether.

http://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-radio-national-hour/how-antisemitism-has-changed-life-for-this-jewish-australian-/106650424

Mr Halas is now seeking legal advice to explore whether the refusal breaches Australia's protections against discrimination and our anti-discrimination laws.

We have seen many cases over the years where people have tried to push a discrimination line for/against:

1. Bakers not wanting to bake wedding cakes for gay weddings.
2. Gay nightclubs not allowing hetrosexual people into their venues.
3. Transwomen not allowed to participate in women's sports.

These are just some examples.

Are we an inclusive society in Australia or is it O.K to discriminate against people of a Jewish background considering what many Jewish people have been put through over the years?

Don't forget

4. A biological man wanting to be a member of Giggle Group.

5. The death of George Floyd leading to discriminatory policing, recently resulting in the horrific death of Henry Nowak.

What I accept is that we all have our own view of things. Provided that a view is not a harm to others, it should not be legally restricted. The fault I see is that the legal interpretation of what is harmful is far too broad.

Society will always have good people and aholes. Sometimes they are the same people, but I don't see much point in a legal system throwing aholes in prison. Jailing aholes is like weeding out the bad people, which is a defining feature of authoritarian regimes.