This week Sky News reported it had a list with the personal details of 500 Palestinian people who had obtained visas to flee overwhelming violence in Gaza, 81 of whom are in Australia.

The Jewish Council of Australia is concerned for the safety of the Palestinian people who have had their identities exposed to Sky News and urges the Australian government to investigate how this private information was obtained to prevent the spread of this information.

The Council is alarmed that some Jewish organisations have been lobbying for the Australian government to refuse entry to people seeking safety from Gaza and have mobilised anti-Palestinian racism and sentiment to do so.

The co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry told Sky News he was concerned about Palestinians arriving in Australia from Gaza being able to live alongside the Jewish community, saying:

“While we’re sure that appropriate checks will be carried out to ensure that no one is a member of a terrorist organisation, or a sympathiser, or endorsed the October 7 atrocities; I think there’s a greater concern about the........

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