Australia
“The views of Hamas and the violent extremist groups listed today are deeply disturbing, and there is no place in Australia for their hateful ideologies,” said Australian Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews.
The legislation would give exceptions to symbols used for educational, historical and/or other legitimate purposes.
The funding is part of efforts to support Holocaust awareness throughout the country, said acting education minister Stuart Robert.
“The ECAJ 2021 Antisemitism Report” recorded 272 attacks—physical assaults, verbal harassment, vandalism and graffiti—and 175 threats in the year ending in September, up from 331 in the previous 12 months.
Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Darren Bark said “every tool that is available to stamp out the scourge of hate speech and racism should be used before speech manifests into something more dangerous.”
Israel hopes Australia, UK decisions to ban terror groups will lead to more countries following suit
Praising the moves, Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid also noted that any distinction between separate arms of these terror organizations is “artificial.”
Israeli Foreign Ministry hails the move; Yair Lapid calls on European countries to “join this pressure” on the Lebanese terror group.
It made a similar recommendation regarding Hezbollah in June.
“Anti-Semitism has no place in Australia. It has no place anywhere in the world,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
“When I looked into his eyes they were filled with hate towards me,” said the 48-year-old victim.
A federal court judge initially ruled that Tim Anderson was not protected by the university’s intellectual freedom clause because it “does not create any enforceable obligation.”
Rabbi Marcus Solomon said he wanted to conclude the ceremony “with an old Jewish custom”—the Shehecheyanu, which is typically recited to celebrate new experiences.
