Greens councillor's defiant act during antisemitism discussion

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : 'We used to all be together working together, eating together, participating, seeing each other in parks... to be living like this, it's really broken my heart.' Unlike his fellow Greens representative, Mr Fabiano endorsed the antisemitism strategy.
56% : Attendees at a Waverley Council Meeting on Tuesday were taken aback by the lone objection Read More Jews living in fear after a new wave of anti-Semitic attacks terrorise residents near Bondi Beach 'Perhaps some of the councillors should just dwell on that for a second.' The meeting opened with addresses from members of the public, many of whom represented Jewish organisations.
47% : He said the strategy had undergone extensive public consultation and it was 'unfathomable as to why anyone would vote against it'. CEO of the Australian Jewish Association, Robert Gregory, agreed and told Daily Mail Australia the move was 'unfortunate'. Greens Councillor Dominic Wy Kanak (pictured) alone voted against Australia's first 'Local Government Strategy to Combat Antisemitism' 'Last night, I was pleased to address Waverley Council in support of the council's antisemitism strategy,' Mr Gregory said.
46% : 'Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.' In one of the recent attacks on Jewish people in Sydney, many of which have since been linked to organised crime, the former house of Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin was vandalised Australian Jewish Association chief executive Robert Gregory said the definition relied upon by Mr Wy Kanak was created by a 'fringe group of academics' However, Mr Wy Kanak moved to add a statement to the end of the definition clarifying that alternative definitions of antisemitism compared to the one adopted by council exist, such as one relied upon by the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism.

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