Minister Calls for Cooling of Campus Tensions Amid Concerns Over Anti-Semitism

The Zionist Federation of Australia surveyed 560 anonymous students and found leftist groups were “ostracising, harassing and excluding” Jewish students.
Minister Calls for Cooling of Campus Tensions Amid Concerns Over Anti-Semitism
Australian Education Minister Jason Clare speaks during the Universities Australia Conference dinner at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Feb. 22, 2023. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
Isabella Rayner
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Education Minister Jason Clare called for a lowering of “temperatures” after a survey revealed 64 percent of Jewish university students feel unsafe from ongoing anti-Semitism on campuses. 
The Zionist Federation of Australia surveyed 560 anonymous students nationwide and found leftist groups were “ostracising, harassing and excluding” Jewish students, while staff have also been accused of “targeting” students, too. 
Isabella Rayner
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Isabella Rayner is a reporter based in Melbourne, Australia. She is an author and editor for WellBeing, WILD, and EatWell Magazines.
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