The Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appointed lawyer and former president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry Jillian Segal as the special envoy for Antisemitism. As a special envoy, she will advise the government on anti-Jewish sentiment in Australia. After the organisation reported a significant rise in racial discrimination against Australian Jews. However, others have doubts on this approach to battle racial discrimination.

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Produced By: Jhames Montemayor

Featured In Story: Peter Wertheim – co-Ceo of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry , and Nasser Mashni – President at the Australia-Palestine Advocacy Network

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 10 July 2024