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The antisemitism debate is already a political minefield. The royal commission must rise above it

By Matteo Vergani, Associate Professor and Director of the Tackling Hate Lab, Deakin University

What we currently know about antisemitism in Australia is pieced together from a fragmented body of information produced by community organisations, researchers and law enforcement. And it is largely interpreted and translated to the public through news reporting.

Through this reporting, Australians have learned that organised criminal…

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