Anti-Zionist activists have released the names, images, professions and social media information of hundreds of Jewish people, prompting police to investigate.
Anti-Zionist activists have published the names, images, professions and social media accounts of hundreds of Jewish people working in academia and creative industries, in an escalation of social tensions over the October 7 attacks andThe dissemination of almost 600 names and their personal details was taken from the purported membership of a private WhatsApp Group formed last year by Jewish writers, artists, musicians and academics.
It appears the latest material, which was compiled from a leaked transcript of chat group discussions over several months, was published without activists confirming the accuracy of its contents.Credit:was contacted by a Jewish journalist who was not a member of the WhatsApp group but whose name was included in the published spreadsheet.
“This is a group of ‘creatives’ working to silence voices calling for Palestinian liberation,” Ford told her more than 250,000 Instagram followers. The ABC has been gripped by conflict between union staff and management since it sacked Lattouf for reposting a Human Rights Watch report on social media that was critical of Israel., claiming unlawful termination on the grounds of her race and political opinion. Anderson has insisted that the corporation was not influenced by external pressure in its sacking of Lattouf.
Lee Kofman, a Melbourne-based Jewish author who administered the creatives and academics WhatsApp group, said the group was formed in October last year to support and advocate for Jewish people who felt alienated or isolated from their professional peers because of the war. Kofman confirmed that some members of the group had “exercised their democratic right to complain to government, media and institutions”.