Jews Are Safer in a War Zone Than in Sydney

And that is to all of our shame

Jews are safer in a war zone than in Sydney.

That’s the only conclusion one can draw after the maddening events of the past four weeks.

From the moment the NSW Labor Government allowed anti-Israel thugs to march to the Opera House chanting “gas the Jews”, Australia’s biggest city has been unsafe for its Jewish citizens.

Jews would be better taking their chances in Tel Aviv right now. At least they have the Iron Dome to protect them from Hamas rockets.

Who protects Sydney’s Jews from Sydney’s hateful Hamas supporters?

The NSW Government’s response to threats against Jewish people on October 9 was to tell them to stay at home.

Police didn’t consider it safe for them to visit our iconic Opera House which, incidentally, had been lit up in their honour.

While the Jewish community stayed behind closed doors, the police instead helped to facilitate the march of anti-Jewish protestors from Town Hall to Circular Quay.

“Gas the Jews”

“Fk the Jews”

Racial vilification? Incitement to violence? No-one was arrested.

The anti-semites fired flares at the Opera House which had been lit up in Israeli colours. No-one was arrested.

NSW Premier Chris Minns issued a heartfelt apology to the city’s Jewish community later that week, but the damage had been done - both to the city’s international reputation and to the Jewish communities psyche.

Jews noted the reflex reaction of police which was as clear as it was chilling. Jews could not count on authorities to protect them.

Anti-semites, on the other hand, immediately realised that provided they outnumbered police, they were practically untouchable.

And, despite Chris Minns apology three weeks ago, that continues to be the case.

Just yesterday a truck transporting digital signs showing photographs of kidnapped Jews was pulled over by police in Bondi.

According to the Australian Jewish Association, they were told to turn off the signs.

What has become of Sydney when police fear that showing images of civilians held hostage by terrorists is too risky?

Better to upset law-abiding Jews than to disturb the morally-corrupt sensibilities of terrorist sympathisers.

The truck driver was told he could turn the images of Jewish hostages back on when he reached Vaucluse. That’s the suburb with the highest percentage of NSW Jews.

Show the hostages’ faces to your own people. Not to everyone else.

Too harsh? What other message does one take?