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On 9 July 2024, Segal was appointed for a term of three years Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in Australia to the Australian Government by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. [2] [13] The appointment came after campaigning by Jewish communal organisations to create a position to fight the rise in antisemitism post 7 October 2023. [14] Segal's appointment was praised by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the representative body of Australian Jewry, [15] and received support from the federal Coalition. [16] [17] [18] The Jewish Council of Australia, a community group formed in February 2024 critical of the State of Israel, opposed Segal's appointment. [2] [19] [20] Segal's statements and positions on antisemitism in Australia include the view that antisemitism at universities had become 'systemic'. [21] In January 2025, Segal criticised lenient sentencing for antisemitic offenses as a factor undermining efforts to address hate crimes against the Australian Jewish community, and called for mandatory sentencing for individuals attacking synagogues. Following an increase in attacks on synagogues and Jewish homes in the prior months, Segal called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and state premiers to convene a national cabinet meeting. She argued that urgent action is required to implement tougher sentencing guidelines and ensure more consistent prosecution of antisemitic hate crimes. [22] [23] In response, Anthony Albanese rejected both of Segal's requests, and stated that sentencing should be left to judges and that he would not need to convene a national cabinet as he discussed the matter with the premiers of Victoria and New South Wales. [24]

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  19. ↑ Fringe group labels Jillian Segal pro-war. Australian Jewish News. Accessed 18 January 2025.
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  22. ↑ ‘Democracy is at stake’: SOS from Anthony Albanese’s anti-Semitism envoy Jillian Segal. The Australian. 15 January 2025.
  23. ↑ Calls to consider jail time as anti-Semitism grows. The Canberra Times. 15 January 2025.
  24. ↑ PM rejects envoy Jillian Segal’s call on synagogues, sentencing. The Australian. 15 January 2025.
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