Foxy,

I have no doubt that ML's reporting has a Jewish slant, but I have not tried to reference his opinion, only to offer my opinion based on the FACTS.

What is not in dispute is:
1 A global expert in Cybersecurity gave a lecture at Macquarie University.
2 Several academics boycotted the lecture stating the reason was that the speaker was an Israeli and they were protesting Israeli actions in Gaza.

My opinion is that as the speaker was at no point purporting to represent Israel, the boycott was predicated on him being an Israeli Jew, which is thus based on race and nationality with all that implies.

Shadow Minister,

Fair enough.

Bit tired today, Foxy. Not too tired to fossick out a Jewish connection so that you could slip in your vile ant-Semitism.

ttbn,

anti-Semitism - how so?
I have always been a fierce fighter against any
kind of bigotry and prejudice. I have always
opposed it and my posting record on this forum
speaks for itself.

And - another thing -

I have on this forum always looked into an author's
background. It's an occupational habit. All people
have prejudices but learning more about an author's
background helps us to understand them and their
possible motives for what they're writing and why.
I'm sure that you do the same when quoting from
your sources. I'm sure that you wouldn't dream of
using any AltRight sources and authors. You would
investigate them.

Criticising someone that you suspected had an axe to
grind - and pointing out their background -
does not translate to anti-Semitism.
And what influenced me was the fact that Matthew
Lesh wrote the same sort of defamatory article not just
once but at least three separate times.

Anyway, I can assure you not to concern yourself about
either my tiredness today, (I actually did the research
some time ago) or what you call my anti-Semitism.
I can't possibly be ant-Semitic. I follow the teachings
of Jesus Christ - a Jew. So I couldn't possibly go
against my beliefs.

I trust you will understand.

Dear Foxy,

You wrote:

Anyway, I can assure you not to concern yourself about
either my tiredness today, (I actually did the research
some time ago) or what you call my anti-Semitism.
I can't possibly be ant-Semitic. I follow the teachings
of Jesus Christ - a Jew. So I couldn't possibly go
against my beliefs.

The fact is that Christians have had a tradition of anti-Semitism. The Holocaust was carried on by a Christian country. I don't believe you are anti-Semitic, but the fact that Jesus was a Jew has not prevented many Christians from being anti-Semitic. In fact many Christians blame Jews for not abandoning their religion and becoming Christians since Jesus was a Jew.

"I follow the teachings
of Jesus Christ - a Jew. So I couldn't possibly go
against my beliefs".

Oh sure! You don't know that other followers of Jesus Christ, Catholics, only recently apologised for their historic anti-Semitism? That Christians have always featured in anti-Semitism. Just ask a Jew.

What's your next defence? "Some of my best friends are Jews"? That one is popular with people trying to hide their anti-Semitism. The Nazis used it quite often after the war.