AAM says “many people we know” are wondering if it’s time to leave Australia.
“A lot of us don’t feel safe here, we don’t feel welcome anymore,” they say.
“We thought things might be challenging.
“We never expected synagogues to be burned down, we never expected to be hunted on Bondi beach.
“There is so much fear and so much anxiety. All of us are nervous and worried about what could possibly come next.
“There’s something coming and we all know it. We all knew that Bondi was going to happen – it was not a surprise.”
AAM also says their own family has made the difficult decision to relocate to Israel.
“We don’t feel safe here, we don’t feel welcome,” they say.
“We feel safer in a war zone.”
Their 13-year-old daughter is heading to Israel for school because it’s safer to be there than here.
They say the lucky ones pack their stuff into boxes to relocate – the unlucky ones go with just the clothes on their back.
They say “we’re not here yet” in Australia. But it’s coming.