Mark Leibler AC is the sole senior partner in the law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler.
He is also the national chairman of the Australia/Israel Jewish Affairs Council.
Leibler is a Zionist supporter of the Israeli state’s occupation of and war on Gaza, (described by the International Court of Justice as “apartheid” and “plausible genocide” respectively) with powerful & until recently, undisclosed corporate connections to Israel.
Given Mr Leibler’s standing, it is shocking to see hate-filled racially vilifying public posts from him on social media, describing Jews who do not hold his Zionist views as “repulsive and revolting human beings.”
At 10.11pm on Saturday, February 8 2025, Mr Leibler published the following post on X:
The same version of the post also appeared on X as an advertisement, presumably to attract a wider audience.
The language used by Mr Leibler to describe Jews who do not share his Zionist views is entirely dehumanising, and reminiscent of that used by Nazis to cast Jews as people who are unworthy of recognition as fully human, in an attempt to justify their torture and slaughter.
“Repulsive” and “revolting” are words designed to incite disgust and horror, and to turn others against the groups described in those terms. Mr Leibler of all people must know this, and must be aware of how language can be used against Jews to demean and cause marginalisation and harm.
Mr Leibler’s words are antisemitic. They declare anti-Zionist Jews to be unworthy and unclean. In publicly making this statement, Mr Leibler is inviting others to view anti – Zionist Jews as objects of disgust, scorn & contempt who deserve, because they don’t share his Zionist beliefs, the social shunning and ill-treatment reserved for those considered less than human.
Hatred, serious contempt, prejudice, discrimination, hostile behaviour towards, negative feelings and beliefs about anti-Zionist Jews that could significantly interfere with their capacity to engage as equals in society, are all encouraged by Mr Leibler’s public statement. This is, according to the laws of this country, anti-Semitism.
When hate speech enters into everyday discourse and is normalised, democratic values, peace and social cohesion are jeopardised.
As the widow of a fiercely anti-Zionist Jew, I am extremely distressed by Leibler’s words and the incitement to hatred that underlies them. My husband’s views did not make him, or the members of my extended Jewish family and friends who share them, “revolting and repulsive.”
Mr Leibler’s limited and viciously restrictive view of Jewishness should have no place in our society and should most certainly not be published as encouragement to others who favour such discrimination. Australia is a country whose leaders are committed to social cohesion, and who are currently deeply engaged in fighting anti-Semitism with strict legislation.
Leibler’s remarks also encourage division, not only within the broader society but within the Jewish community itself, as he seeks to pit Zionist and anti-Zionist Jews against one another.
I call on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, Anti-Semitism Envoy Jillian Segal, NSW Premier Chris Minns, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allen, all of whom are acquainted with and/or friends and colleagues of Mark Leibler, to take action against his abhorrent vilification of anti – Zionist Jews, in the name of the social cohesion they all claim to value, and in the interests of fighting anti-Semitism as defined by state and federal governments.
“The Government has a clear responsibility to protect the safety of all Australians from hate, and these measures will provide a strong legal response to those who seek to incite violence and division in our society.” Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus.
Source: Zionist leader vilifies Jews too much? | Dr Jennifer Wilson | AIMN
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