A left-leaning enterprise chief has sparked a media storm by criticising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu within the wake of the Bondi terror assault, saying the Israeli chief ignored the affect of his personal insurance policies in spreading antisemitism.
Dale Vince, a British millionaire who requires motion on local weather change and donates to Labour and the Greens, issued the rebuke after Netanyahu blamed the Australian authorities for encouraging antisemitism.
“Commenting on the shootings in Australia at the moment Netanyahu stated – Antisemitism spreads when leaders keep silent. Nothing to do with Isreal [sic] committing Genocide in Palestine then. Netanyahu needs antisemitism to be a factor, it validates him – he acts to make it so,” Vince wrote on X.
His remarks drew swift criticism on social media as a result of he expressed no sympathy for the victims on Bondi, main him to redouble his criticism of the Israeli chief. “If antisemitism is rising on this planet at the moment then absolutely on any rational evaluation, the most important single explanation for that would be the genocide in Palestine. I condemn all acts of violence and all types of racism.“
Conservative Party chief Kemi Badenoch known as on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to publicly condemn Vince’s remarks. Former Labour MP John Woodcock, an adviser on counter-extremism and now within the House of Lords as Baron Walney, described the feedback as repugnant and likewise known as on Starmer to chop ties with Vince.
“Islamist terrorists typically attempt to invoke no matter is the newest grievance concerning the authorities of Israel,” wrote Lord Walney, “however the victims on Bondi seaside had been killed for who they’re as they got here collectively to have a good time Hanukkah – as Jewish folks have been focused by historical past.”
