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Australia’s prime minister has appointed a special envoy to tackle “antisemitism levels” in the country on Tuesday, urging his compatriots to avoid being “torn apart” by tensions over the ongoing war in Gaza, which has killed at least 38,193 Palestinians. An envoy on Islamophobia will also be named “shortly”, Anthony Albanese said. As in many countries, protests and rallies in support of Gaza amid Israel’s war on the enclave have taken place in Australia over the months. There have been some reports of antisemitism at the protests. “There is no place for violence or hatred of any kind in Austr…

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