Source: Instagram, aljazeeraenglish, December 15, EST.
Upload comment: Australian police removed Jewish activist Michelle Berkon from the Bondi Beach memorial site after she wore a keffiyeh while mourning victims of the mass shooting. . Berkon says the tragedy was politicised, with Israeli flags turning a space for grief into a political statement. . #Australia
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LINK to youtube video with full clip. (Sky News Australia)
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Side note reads: Police remove Jewish woman in keffiyeh from Bondi memorial site
Reporter: Why have you turned up here wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh? Are you trying to antagonise the Jewish community?
Side note reads: Michelle Berkon, Jewish Activist
Michelle Berkon: I came here today because I’m a Jewish person. Because my family was murdered in the Holocaust, Because I have community members murdered. And I’m being threatened with arrest. for talking to the press. Were there no Israeli flags here we would not have worn a keffiyeh because this community has politicised this tragedy. We are standing here because the flag of Israel represents genocide!
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Michelle Berkon: All Jews are entitled to mourn! Take away the Israeli flags. /id]











