The Australian, 30 June 2026
Witnesses targeted with antisemitic abuse after giving evidence, inquiry told
By James Dowling
From The Australian:
Inquiry witnesses targeted after giving evidence
Dor Foundation chief executive Tahli Blicblau has revealed how antisemites on social media have targeted past witnesses to the royal commission, collating hundreds of threats, including calls to kill Jews.
Ms Blicblau has previously given evidence and provided the inquiry during its proceedings with a tranche of evidence on social media hate directed towards the 74 witnesses in its first hearing block.
It prompted an intervention last month from commissioner Virginia Bell, who warned potential witness intimidation and reprisal would be prosecuted. Northern Rivers neo-Nazi Gavin Begbie was this month charged by federal police for allegedly sending a series of threatening emails to a witness in the antisemitism royal commission.
Ms Blicblau’s latest testimony shows how antisemitism has continued to fester online even as the inquiry tries to compel tech giants to give evidence.