
University of Melbourne physics professor Steven Prawer told a Royal Commission he feared a terrorist attack when 15–20 masked pro-Palestinian protesters surrounded his office, left Hamas target symbols, and chanted genocide accusations against him. This incident is part of a global surge in antisemitism that Scripture warns will intensify in the last days, as hatred of the Jewish people reaches unprecedented levels before Christ's return. Jesus himself warned that the end times would be marked by widespread persecution and lawlessness, with the Jewish people at the centre of prophetic events (Matthew 24:9–12; Zechariah 12:2–3).