‘Are we going to be safe?’: Julian Leeser tells of his son’s fears
But of course, I couldn’t guarantee it.Advertisement“If an eight-year-old child doesn’t feel safe going into a place of worship, that’s not the Australia I know and love. He said it was normal for politicians to be criticised but, “although sometimes you’re wounded by the barbs, it’s not going to an immutable quality like my faith background”.He said the nature of antisemitism had changed over the course of history: “In the Middle Ages, Jews were hated for their religion. In the 19th and 20th century, they were hated for their race.
- ▪But of course, I couldn’t guarantee it.Advertisement“If an eight-year-old child doesn’t feel safe going into a place of worship, that’s not the Australia I know and love.
- ▪He said it was normal for politicians to be criticised but, “although sometimes you’re wounded by the barbs, it’s not going to an immutable quality like my faith background”.He said the nature of antisemitism had changed over the course of
- ▪In the 19th and 20th century, they were hated for their race.
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