I have had this “stone in my shoe” for the past few days after hearing Antony Loewenstein* refer to Jews in Australia as a minority.
I just couldn’t get it out of my head and I had to say something.
So yesterday I recorded a short video that I shared on Tiktok and Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdNwSsbBy3W/
Where I basically say that yes, Jewish Australians are a minority when it comes to numbers. But we need to look at things holistically and through the power dynamic lens.
And if we look at the Jewish community, which is MOSTLY a Zionistic community…it has a disproportionate amount of power in our government, media, local councils, art institutions and school curriculum.
So in that sense…then no… (Zionist) Jews should not be referred to as a minority in Australia.
I’ve had a few conversations about this with different people who have correctly pointed out that technically billionaires and the Epstein Class are also a “minority”. Which is a valid point but not super helpful.
But then my friend Keren said something that I think is REALLY worth highlighting. For context, Keren is the fantastic person I’ve been doing some chats with on YouTube.
You can watch our first episode here
Keren said that referring to Jews in Australia as a minority is equivalent to referring to the European Jews in Palestine in the 1930s as a minority. As in, yes…they were smaller in numbers…BUT THEY HAD THE SUPPORT OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE!!!
(The new film Palestine 36 highlights this really powerfully and I highly recommend you watch it while it’s still in the cinemas)
So yeah…I will be adding “Jews are a minority in Australia” to my long list of “truths” that I’ve had to accept are actually misinformation and part of the Zionist narrative.
I’d love to know how this lands for you.
- Veronica
*I can no longer find the podcast from Antony and I’m wondering if he deliberately removed it. I want to clarify that I respect Antony’s work and normally fully support his views…but I just couldn’t let something like this be said without responding.
Before I knew better I would have agreed with Antony. Perhaps he would agree with you too as far as the power of influence the Zionists hold in Australia. But yes I’m with you there Veronica. I have over the course of the last 3 years realised that the Z tentacles are spread right across society.
Yes, the issue is capital and power, not just numbers. I can’t help but think that the complete lack of logic, complexity and facts from Zionists is slowly seeping into our movement, largely because everyone is feeling tired and hopeless. I do think AL has lost some rigour in his thinking lately…