‘Reality check' comes in as Australian protest call for Israel and Australia's destruction
'There is a unique hatred that manifests when it comes to Israel that doesn't manifest in any other conflict around the world,' Mr Cassuto told Sky News host Steve Price.
'Israel is fighting for some very specific values … against a psychotic Islamist terrorist organisation, bent on its destruction.
'A reality check came when we saw that the same people who protest Israel and call for Israel's destruction … and worse, they call for Australia's destruction.'
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