Former-PMs Statement Discordant Morality
October 30, 2023, marks the publication of an epistle entitled Statement by Former Prime Ministers of Australia . This document was signed by six former Australian Prime Ministers; henceforth referred to as the former-PMs. Missing from the list of signatories was the name of one other living former-PM, namely Paul Keating who, when approached refused to put his name to this document. In their commendable effort to bolster social harmony within the context of multi-cultural Australia the former-PMs express sentiments that most Australians would agree with. The aspiration that there be “…. no place in our country for racial or religious hatred,” a nd the “…. tenaciously evil race hatred” that is at the root of antisemitism. So, they are correct in their declaration to “…. Speak for the vast majority of Australians, of all faiths and of none, when we say we stand with solidarity with Jewish Australians at this time…. Likewise, we stand too with the Australian Palestinian community wh...