Bondi Royal Commission, Israel Lobby and Untested Evidence | The West Report
The Bondi Royal Commission into antisemitism and social cohesion has begun hearing evidence, but serious questions are already emerging about how that evidence was tested.
Michael West examines the allegations made before the commission, the role of pro-Israel lobby groups, the media’s treatment of anecdotes as fact, and whether a process intended to foster social cohesion risks doing the opposite.
Antisemitism is real and should be taken seriously. But if the Royal Commission pushes untested claims, hearsay and political narratives without proper scrutiny, the public needs to ask: Where is the evidence?
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Michael West was founded Michael West Media Focusing on public interest journalism in 2016, particularly the increasing power of corporations over democracy. West was previously a journalist and editor for Fairfax newspapers, a columnist for News Corp and was even once a stockbroker.
