At a "Global Day for Gaza" rally in Sydney's Hyde Park, Grace Tame addressed approximately 5,000 supporters and criticized the Australian government’s backing of Israel, accusing it of weaponizing antisemitism to divide the public. She also called on her followers to boycott Rupert Murdoch's newspapers. The protest commemorated three years since the beginning of Israel’s assault on Gaza following October 7 attacks that left about 1,200 people dead; over 74,000 have been killed and more than 175,000 wounded since then according to Palestinian health officials.
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Grace Tame, a prominent Australian activist, recently addressed a 5,000-person rally in Sydney’s Hyde Park to support the Palestinian cause. The event marked three years since Israel launched its assault on Gaza following the October 7 attacks that killed approximately 1,200 people. Since then, Israeli bombardments have resulted in over 74,000 deaths and 175,000 injuries, according to Palestinian health officials.
Tame criticized both the Israeli government’s actions and Australian governments for their complicity, stating, "There is nothing really I can add to this conversation because we all know the truth - we know of Israel's violent establishment in 1948, of the brutal occupation, of the racialised policies, of the settler violence, of our own government’s complicity in all of these atrocities."
She also urged her followers to boycott media outlets owned by Rupert Murdoch and accused governments of weaponizing antisemitism to distract from Palestinian rights. Tame's speech was a significant public appearance for her since she apologized earlier this year for comments that appeared to downplay reports of rapes committed by Hamas during the October 7 attacks.
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Grace Tame has urged her supporters to boycott Rupert Murdoch's newspapers and accused governments of 'weaponising antisemitism' to 'distract and divide' Australians over the conflict in Gaza.
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The comments came during her first public appearance in support of the Palestinian cause since she apologised for appearing to dismiss reports of rapes carried out by Hamas during the October 7 attacks.
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Tame, 31, addressed a crowd of about 5,000 at the 'Global Day for Gaza' rally in Sydney's Hyde Park on Sunday.
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The protest marked three years since Israel began its assault on the Palestinian enclave following the October 7 attacks, which left about 1,200 people dead.
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Since then, more than 74,000 people have been killed and 175,000 wounded in Israeli bombardments, according to Palestinian health officials.
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Tame began her address by taking aim at the government over its support for Israel.
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'There is nothing really I can add to this conversation because we all know the truth - we know of Israel's violent establishment in 1948, of the brutal occupation, of the racialised policies, of the settler violence, of our own governments complicity in all of these atrocities,' Tame said at Sunday's protest.
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'We know about the cynical weaponisation of antisemitism which is just another tool to distract and divide us.
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Grace Tame, 31, has accused governments of 'weaponising antisemitism' to 'distract and divide' Australians while speaking at a 'Global Day for Gaza' protest in Sydney
Organisers estimate around 5,000 people took to Sydney's streets on Sunday in solidarity with the people of Palestine
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Tame then pointed to two men in the crowd holding a sign that read 'Jews against the occupation'.
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'This is not about religion, its not about that, it's not about hatred, or valuing any individual's or any group's life ahead of any other.
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'It's about stopping the violence.'
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The former Australian of the Year also urged protesters to 'use their power with every dollar they spend'.
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I've got some uses for them but I won't name them today...' she said.
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'Do it in every sphere you have influence.'
Australian Jewish Association president Robert Gregory told the Daily Mail that Tame's comments were 'deeply offensive' to Jewish Australians who had experienced a rise in antisemitism.
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It is a very real threat to Jewish Australians, who have faced intimidation, harassment and violence.
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At Bondi Beach, we saw where unchecked antisemitism leads,' Mr Gregory said.
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Tame shared this selfie on her social media - it marks her first public return to the Palestinian cause since apologising for appearing to dismiss reports of rapes carried out by Hamas during the October 7 attacks
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What is cynical is attempting to discredit those who speak out against it simply because their experiences are politically inconvenient.
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'Grace Tame should be standing with victims of antisemitism, not dismissing their concerns.
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Tame's protest come just weeks after she apologised for appearing to dismiss reports of sexual violence carried out by Hamas during the October 7 attacks as 'propaganda' and claiming the allegations had been 'debunked'.
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The said her comments, which were made during an interview with ABC Sydney Mornings host Hamish Macdonald in March, had been misinterpreted by the media.
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She also copped widespread criticism after leading a crowd in chanting 'globalise the intifada' at a Sydney rally in February.
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The furore led to Tame being dropped from an anti-rape campaign run by one of Australia's most prestigious schools.
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She also faced calls to be stripped of her Australian of the Year title.
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'This is not the first time I've been made a villain for speaking out,' Tame wrote in a post at the time, defending her use of the phrase.
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'It is however the first time I've been cast in a worse light than a criminal state.
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'In the pursuit of justice, proportion, fairness, and truth, I refuse to be silent.'
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In her video, she directed her critics to watch an investigation by Al Jazeera, a Qatari state-funded international news network, into the ongoing Israeli operations in Gaza and the alleged deployment of US-made bombs.
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