Former Westfield Boss Tells Royal Commission of 40 Years of Anti-Semitic Threats

Steven Lowy testified before Australia's Antisemitism Royal Commission that his family has faced escalating anti-Semitic threats since 1982, with his security team reviewing over 15,000 hostile comments in a single year — and Lowy himself feeling less safe returning to Sydney than visiting Israel post-Oct. 7. The dramatic rise of Jew-hatred in Western nations like Australia mirrors the biblical warning that the Jewish people would face hostility among the nations in the last days, with pressure intensifying as the end-times narrative accelerates. Jesus foretold that prior to His return the world would see unprecedented persecution and lawlessness, with Matthew 24:9-12 warning that hatred would increase and many would be offended — a pattern now visibly unfolding on the streets and screens of the Western world.