Australian Jewish News removes article criticising treatment of Jewish Council’s Sarah Schwartz | Weekly Beast

Article was taken down by AJN but later republished on personal site of contributor Nomi Kaltmann.

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The Australian Jewish News has removed an article which decried the treatment of the executive officer of the Jewish Council of Australia, Sarah Schwartz, by members of the Jewish community.

Regular https://www.australianjewishnews.com/writers/nomi-kaltmann/">AJN contributor and lawyer Nomi Kaltmann had a piece commissioned by the newspaper’s editor-in-chief , Gareth Narunsky, which said that watching https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/02/url-royal-commission-antisemitism-jewish-australian-supporting-palestinian-freedom-sarah-schwartz-ntwnfb">Schwartz’s testimony at the royal commission was “extremely upsetting” despite their obvious political differences.