'When hate is left unchecked, it festers’: NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman

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NSW Premier Chris Minns and Opposition Leader Mark Speakman address the rise of anti-Semitic acts in speeches on February 11, 2025. Video by Parliament of NSW via AAP

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00:00We are here today as a parliament, as representatives of this open and tolerant state,

00:05to say in an unambiguous way that this campaign of hatred will fail.

00:12It will fail because the Jewish community is strong.

00:15It will fail because our Jewish friends have an entire state behind them,

00:20with the laws and resources and the solidarity needed

00:24to destroy the poison of antisemitism wherever it takes root.

00:28And they aren't just an attack or an assault on Jewish Australians.

00:33They're an assault on the very idea of a harmonious, inclusive society.

00:38If any group feels unsafe, the integrity of our social cohesion is at risk.

00:43Today, it's the Jewish community under threat.

00:46Tomorrow, it could be another faith, another culture, or another minority.

00:51When hate is left unchecked, it festers.

00:54It grows.

00:55It seeks new targets.

00:58And it grows.

00:59It seeks new targets.

01:00And it grows.

01:01It seeks new targets.

01:02And it grows.

01:03It seeks new targets.

01:04And it grows.

01:04It seeks new targets.

01:05And it grows.

01:06It seeks new targets.

01:07And it grows.

01:07It seeks new targets.

01:08And it grows.

01:08It seeks new targets.

01:09And it grows.

01:10It seeks new targets.

01:10And it grows.

01:11It seeks new targets.

01:11And it grows.

01:11It seeks new targets.

01:12And it grows.

01:12It seeks new targets.

01:12And it grows.

01:12It seeks new targets.

01:12And it grows.

01:12It seeks new targets.

01:12And it grows.

01:13It seeks new targets.

01:13And it grows.

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