A spate of anti-Semitic attacks in Monash has prompted council to condemn the incidents. Mayor Shane McCluskey says all in the community would abhor these acts.
Monash Council has issued a strong statement against anti-Semitism in the wake of a spate of vandalism across the area.
And a leading campaigner against racism has called on other councils to follow suit.
Recent offensive attacks include a truck in Clayton being covered with swastikas, an attack on a Chadstone cafe and spray paint attacks in Ashburton, Ashwood,Oakleigh and Hughesdale.
The resolution from Mayor Shane McCluskey, titled ‘Not in our community’, followed the incidents he said impacts on the common values of democracy, freedom and multiculturalism.
It also condemned all forms of anti-Semitism and other race-based discrimination.
“I’m quite positive that anyone of sane mind in our community would abhor these acts and what they represent,” he said.
“It is one thing to be a graffiti artist, but another to do it in such an abhorrent and sickening way.
“This cuts to the heart of the whole community, not just the Jewish community.
“I am sure the whole community of Monash stands as one with council in abhorring these acts and trying our best to stop these acts.”
Read the article by Geordie Cowan in the Herald Sun.