Attendees held photographs of the hostages and signs saying, “Jewish women’s rights are human rights.”
Hundreds of Jewish women gathered in the central Australian business districts of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth on Tuesday to mark International Human Rights Day. The women held a silent vigil to highlight the plight of the 96 hostages who have been held in captivity in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas terror organization for more than 430 days.
The attendees represented a coalition of women’s organizations that included the National Council of Jewish Women Australia, the Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO), United Israel Appeal (UIA) Women’s Division, Emunah, Great Women, Orah Sydney, B’nai Brith Womanpower Unit and others.
Attendees held photographs of the hostages and signs saying, “Jewish women’s rights are human rights,” referring to the silence of feminist organizations and the United Nations about the crimes of sexual violence committed against women and girls during the Hamas assault in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and thereafter.