Pauline Hanson contrasts ‘Teachers for Palestine’ mockery of Anzac Day

My maternal grandfather volunteered to join the Australian Army in the Second World War. From the comfort and security of the Jewish Community in Carlton, he was transported to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea for active service, as part of the 1st Australia Corp. I have a cherished photo of him in Army gear, standing in jungle swamp land with other Australian diggers whilst there. I am proud and appreciative of my grandfather’s contribution to the allied war effort. He played his role and did what he could to help keep Australia safe. For this, I will always be grateful.

It is therefore deeply disappointing and distressing to learn about an Anti-Zionist Lobby Group called “Teachers for Palestine” disrespecting and making a mockery of Anzac Day by attempting to revise our proud history and conduct an all out assault on Judeo-Christian values. This is offensive and disgusting and should be called out for the hatred and lies that this group of so-called educators are brainwashing our innocent school students with currently. Federal (ALP) Education Minister Jason Clare says nothing and does nothing about any of this, in line with the ALP’s staunch, unwavering support for pro-Palestinian constituents from within their own marginal electorates nationally. Political suicide is simply not an option for Jason Clare and his leftist cronies.

These teachers are actively shifting the narrative in classrooms across Victoria and the country more broadly. This is an abuse of power and authority by these teachers and intentionally skews the opinions and beliefs of students to adopt a pro-Islamic narrative. What an absolute disgrace! Of course, those from the ALP and Australian Greens will remain predictably quiet. Amazing how freedom of speech is supported by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan when it comes to historical revisionism permeating through the mandated educational curriculum in Australian schools.

One Nation Party Leader Pauline Hanson (23/4/24) said that “the Albanese Labor Government hates truth and accountability, and loves to use censorship as a tool to silence political speech.” Unless this political speech relates to pro-Palestinian historical revisionism and similar antisemitic lunacy. No censorship or silencing occurs in such circumstances. Double standards and pontification are par for the course for our distinguished Prime Minister. Finding the right balance in this regard is challenging. However, the bias in this case is astounding.

In case you didn’t know, more than 70 Victorian teachers and school staff attended a forum “Teachers for Palestine: why there’s no ‘neutrality’ on genocide” on 22 January this year, despite the Opposition Education spokesperson calling for the Education Department to discipline attendees. Of course, they didn’t. The ALP have a stellar track-record remaining silent when such events occur.

These so-called educators are entrusted with the privilege of teaching Australia’s young minds to hold a balanced and fair view of Australian history so they can critically analyse past events and draw their own conclusions. Teachers should embrace openness of thought when it comes to teaching anything related to history and politics. They are blatantly abusing such rights and should be sanctioned immediately. As per the 3AW website (23/4/24), Tom Elliott clashed with “Teachers for Palestine” spokesperson and Victorian secondary school teacher, Pippa Tandy, as the activist group launches an attack on Anzac Day.

The activist group says “we won’t be glorifying Australia’s military history this Anzac Day” and the 3AW Mornings host grilled Ms Tandy over her knowledge of Anzac Day and history in general. “You realise you sound like a conspiracy theorist,” he said. I am thankful we have sensible, educated and common-sense media commentators like Tom Elliott who can call out these fraudsters for attempting to re-write the historical narrative about a country which has provided them with the democratic right to openly share their views without persecution. One does not need to be an expert in Middle Eastern Politics to know that if views which are shared are contrary to the espoused doctrine of Islamic extremist dictatorships in countries such as Iran and Syria, cruel, harsh and deadly punishments await you.

Just to show you how far that “Teachers for Palestine” will go to promote their revisionist viewpoints, they have produced an educational guide which is available to anyone online. In this guide, they motivate teachers to believe that “Schools in Australia are deliberate targets for government funded mystification about the country’s role in wars. Primary school children have been recruited in the production of war memorial soundscapes and writing messages of thanks on dead soldiers’ graveside crosses. Such instances of official remembrance obscure the realities of war, and the consequences of Australia’s role in imperialism and militarisation. As teachers, we should strive to resist this, and we should introduce our students to the real history of the ANZAC’s – in Palestine and elsewhere.”

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party hits the nail on the head once again

Contrast this to the unequivocal support for commemorating Anzac Day in an appropriate, respectful and dignified manner from Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party. In her statement (19/4/24), Hanson says that “Anzac Day is our nation’s most important commemoration, when we remember and acknowledge the service and sacrifice of Australians who have fought in wars and conflicts since the Gallipoli campaign which began on 25 April 1915.”

Hanson hits the nail on the head as per usual, when she talks about the self-shaming nature of the Australian identity in modern times, rightly stating that “with Labor and Green leaders routinely shaming and bagging our nation and the values which built and defended it, why would the young people believing these lies even be motivated to put on a uniform? For what values or cause would they fight, if not their own nation and its people? Conversely, why would any sensible young Australian fight for a country essentially remade in the perverse image envisioned by the extremist woke left, as Labor and the Greens are trying their hardest to do?” I could not have said it better myself!

Before you succumb to the unfounded and intellectually stupid “Pauline Hanson is racist” notion, think about her steadfast and unashamed support for traditional Australian values and culture. Hanson couldn’t be more accurate when she says that “Anthony Albanese better think long and hard about what he is doing to our national ethos and the impression of our nation he is giving to young Australians, as this young generation is the group he will call to war for nice photo opportunities and to show he is the leader we all wished he was.”

Blame the Jews, as per usual

Predictably, this “Teachers for Palestine” group believes that the way in which we teach Australian students about the heroic Gallipoli landing and subsequent battle in the First World War are “acts of quasi-religious myth-making (which) have continued to this day.” Sadly, this ragtag bunch of extremist educators lurking in classrooms are working tirelesly to blame this on the Jews. Of course, this is all our fault. They are on record as stating that if both Australia and Israel “form their identities through stories of noble military successes, they both also hide a history of horrific, racially motivated violence against Palestinians. More than this, the brutal massacre committed by the ANZACs at Sarafand al-‘Amar chillingly portended the Nakba, the catastrophic displacement of Palestinians in 1947-1949.”

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is also targeted by these teachers and called out for being a Zionist sympathiser. So, this all must be his fault as well. “Teachers for Palestine” believe that “Turnbull did not share this more sinister parallel because it did not suit the heroic myth-making project of the Australian and Israeli governments to do so. As teachers, however, it is our obligation to bring this history to light.”

We have a moral and ethical obligation to highlight the mythical, biaised, and vitriolic educational agenda of “Teachers for Palestine”. Local schools in your area should be contacted and made aware of this madness, not just relating to how we educate Australian schoolchildren about Anzac Day, but about Australian history in general, as well as the truth of Israel and Zionism.

Let the bright, young minds of our youth, the future leaders of this country, decide for themselves about the morality and ethics of past events and actions which have shaped Australia to be the vibrant democracy that we are in 2024. We should be proud to stand up and commemorate the heroism and sacrifices made by the ANZAC soldiers to provide us with the freedom, liberty and democracy that we all presently enjoy.