In the Media
ABC News, 30 June 2026
Witnesses targeted in offensive online posts
By Phoebe Pin
Dor Foundation CEO Tahli Blicblau returned to the commission on Tuesday to discuss the organisation's analysis of offensive social media posts and comments against inquiry witnesses who appeared during the first hearing block.
The West Australian 30 June 2026
CEO of The Dor Foundation Tahli Blicblau says royal commission witnesses have been targeted
By Rhiannon Lewin and Amy Jackson
Witnesses who have given evidence into a hate inquiry sparked by the Bondi terror attack have since borne the brunt of hundreds of abusive online posts, which are largely still online.
Some of the hateful posts have included calls for the reinstation of Holocaust gas chambers.
CEO of The Dor Foundation Tahli Blicblau revealed on Tuesday at the Royal Commission on anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion that data collected by the not-for-profit organisation suggested a minimum of 26 witnesses in the first hearing block had been attacked online in 275 posts across seven platforms.
The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, AFR 30 June 2026
‘Biggest arena of antisemitism’: Jewish MP Josh Burns slams social media companies
Tahli Blicblau, the chief executive of the Dor Foundation, also gave evidence on Tuesday, her second appearance before the commission. She detailed a report her not-for-profit organisation wrote capturing some of the online abuse directed at witnesses after they had appeared at the commission.
Blicblau said witnesses from the first hearing block, which focused on the lived experience of Jewish Australians, had been “subjected to more targeted and abused online, at volume”. One witness was targeted by 225 posts.
The Australian, 30 June 2026
Witnesses targeted with antisemitic abuse after giving evidence, inquiry told
By James Dowling
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.
AFR, 30 June 2026
Antisemitism commission hears of online abuse aimed at witnesses
By Paul Karp
Tahli Blicblau, from the Dor Foundation, has returned to the antisemitism royal commission to discuss a report it wrote capturing some of the online abuse directed at other witnesses after they had appeared.
ABC, 29 June 2026
Bondi Beach terror attack royal commission to examine antisemitism in the media
By Phoebe Pin
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion will resume public hearings, with a focus on the media industry.
The Australian, 27 May 2026
Holocaust denial, death threats directed at royal commission witnesses
By James Dowling
More than a thousand hateful or antisemitic messages have been directed at witnesses appearing before the Bondi royal commission this month, according to a Jewish non-profit which handed over its findings to authorities.
The Dor Foundation, whose chief executive Tahli Blicblau gave evidence to the Antisemitism and Social Cohesion Royal Commission, released on Wednesday an analysis of online hate directed at witnesses from the first hearing block, in which 74 individual witnesses testified.
ABC, 27 May 2026
Antisemitism victims abused online after giving evidence at royal commission into Bondi terror attack
By Phoebe Pin
Jewish people who have given evidence at a royal commission into antisemitism are facing a "dramatic increase" in online abuse, a report has found.
The Dor Foundation has revealed calls for executions and witnesses depicted as AI-generated animals.
Royal Commissioner Virginia Bell said the inquiry was "keeping a close eye" on the hateful messages.
The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 May 2026
‘Evil dog, pig’: Jews targeted with vile abuse after appearing at royal commission
By Matthew Knott
Witnesses appearing before the royal commission into antisemitism have faced calls to be sent to concentration camps, been labelled demonic and told to burn in hell in abusive and often misogynist online posts that have alarmed royal commissioner Virginia Bell.
A campaign of systematic intimidation of witnesses at the Royal Commission into Bondi’s terror attack - including death threats - has been uncovered by a group saying it confirms the need to hold it.
Not-for-profit The Dor Foundation which aims to stamp out anti-Semitism and hate in Australia has catalogued more than 1000 anti-Semitic and abuse posts online, aimed in many cases at specific witnesses after they appeared.
The shocking harassment, intimidation and hate attacks on people who delivered personal testimony about living in fear at the first block of hearings earlier this month have been so extreme Commissioner Virginia Bell put those behind it on notice earlier this week.
She told Tuesday’s hearing a “close eye” was being kept on the material, with one instance under investigation by the Australian Federal Police.
The Australian Jewish News: Dor Foundation CEO warns online attacks confirm 'vital' need for inquiry
News.com.au, 27 May 2026
‘Execute all’: Royal Commission witnesses cop death threats and vile abuse
By Harrison Christian
Her dad died a hero, hurling objects at the Bondi gunmen to save those around him. But this young mum’s testimony has exposed a vile underbelly lurking in Australia.
Witnesses giving evidence to a royal commission examining antisemitism in Australia have been targeted with death threats and vile abuse, prompting a federal police investigation.
The royal commission, launched in response to the Bondi terror attack, featured testimony from Aussies with lived experience of antisemitism earlier this month.
But after the witnesses gave their evidence, more than 1,000 abusive posts and comments were directed at them online.
The revolting comments included calls to “execute all Zionists” and “kill all Jews”, branding witnesses as “cockroach”, “parasite”, and “rat”.
They also featured Holocaust denial and conspiracy theories, described the Bondi attack as a “false flag,” and called for “concentration camps” to be set up in Australia.
“I wish I could tell you I was surprised,” Dor Foundation CEO Tahli Blicblau, whose organisation catalogued the abuse, told news.com.au.
“Unfortunately we have been aware of this sort of conduct online — and increasingly offline — for a long time. It certainly has escalated,” Ms Blicblau said.
The Nightly, The West Australian 27 May 2026
Federal probe launched after vile antisemitic abuse targets royal commission witnesses online
By Caitlin Vinci
A Federal investigation has been launched after witnesses giving evidence to the royal commission on antisemitism were targeted in what has been described as a campaign of online abuse, harassment, and intimidation.
The royal commission heard evidence between May 4 and 14 from experts, community leaders, and witnesses with lived experience of antisemitism.
Online monitoring by the Dor Foundation immediately identified extreme antisemitic responses targeting those who testified.
Daily Telegraph Exclusive: The Dor Foundation uncovers AI-generated personas spreading antisemitic content online, exposing emerging tactics used to normalise and amplify hate.
Dor CEO Tahli Blicblau talks about the Royal Commission and how antisemitism is affecting young Australians.
ECAJ YouTube, 12 May 2026
CEO of the Dor Foundation Tahli Blicblau addressing the Royal Commission.
The Australian, 11 May 2026
‘No friends left’: Jewish teen’s heartbreaking words after school kids targeted him with anti-Semitic abuse on Minecraft
By Clareese Packer and Samina Rakhshani
A Jewish teenager told his parents “I have no friends left” after kids from his school hurled anti-Semitic abuse at him while they played the popular online game Minecraft, a hate inquiry was told.
The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 May 2026
‘Is this 2023 Australia, or 1933 Berlin?’ Deborah Conway stunned by pro-Palestinian protesters
By James Dowling
Singer-songwriter Deborah Conway has been yelled and hissed at during her concerts and writers’ festivals because of her support for Israel, the Royal Commission into Antisemitism has heard, while another musician feared for his safety after the doxxing of a Jewish WhatsApp group.
Never Again: The Fight Against Antisemitism
In early 2024, Josh Frydenberg led a documentary on the rise of antisemitism in Australia.
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