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AUSTRALIA will now consider flags of Islamic terrorist groups to be the same as Nazi swastikas and will either jail or cancel visas of those who display them in public
Protesters who displayed the flags of terrorist group Hezbollah and allegedly chanted violent verses could be jailed for a year or have their visas cancelled and be deported after the federal government ordered a manhunt into weekend protests that sparked a firestorm over the limits of free speech.
SMH In one of the Albanese government’s toughest responses yet to extremist sentiment since the October 7 Hamas attacks, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke demanded NSW and Victorian authorities check the visa status of demonstrators who are alleged to have glorified Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut on Saturday.
“I won’t hesitate to cancel the visas of visitors to our country who are spreading hate,” he said late on Monday after a day of political debate about Australia’s laws banning terror insignia and hate speech.
Federal police initially suggested the protests did not meet the threshold for an investigation, as Labor and Coalition MPs demanded action under new laws that ban the display of terror symbols if they are used to spread hate, intimidate or incite violence. Prosecutions would represent a high-profile national test case for the laws.
Late on Monday, the Australian Federal Police announced they would probe at least six incidences in which Melburnians paraded the flags of Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia designated a terrorist group in 2003, or shouted ancient chants considered antisemitic.
“People have to know that they are carrying a symbol that is prohibited. Generally speaking, we give them the opportunity to remove that symbol, and if they don’t, and they continue presenting that symbol in a public place, then they may have committed that offence,” Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna said.
It has been a federal offence since January this year to display the symbol of a terrorist organisation in public, after laws were passed to crack down on the display of Nazi swastikas, Islamic State flags and other symbols of prohibited groups.
Coalition leader Peter Dutton said it was “unacceptable that the government wouldn’t be arresting people already”, adding that terrorist sympathisers had “no place in our country”.
Victorian premier Jacinta Allan said she expected police to pursue protesters, adding: “This is driving deep grief and division here on the streets of Melbourne.”
Liberal Senator Dave Sharma, a former Australian ambassador to Israel, said on Sky News he didn’t see “how any Jewish person could feel safe in Sydney or Melbourne’s CBD on Sunday”. The chants heard at the Melbourne rally refer to the historic battle of Khaybar in which Jews were massacred.
The Hezbollah flag was brandished by protesters in both Melbourne and Sydney. John Coyne, head of policing at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said the freedom to protest was fundamental in a democracy. But terrorist insignia such as flags were deemed beyond the pale, just as the Nazi swastika is also a banned symbol.
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ADHDsays
One also needs to add any and ALLCommunist flags to that list. This needs to include especially the Hammer-&-Sickle, particularly those used by the Russians until the collapse of the USSR in 1991 as well as that which is STILL used by China.
No less, the “LGBT-Rainbow” (which has only SIX {6} colours instead of the SEVEN {7} colours that are truly present in a rainbow) as well as the “Peace”-sign: they too need to be blacklisted!!!
In addition, it’s insufficient to just revoke visas of visitors: this legislation needs to also have the power to DISENFRANCHISE guilty Australian CITIZENS, even if they’ve been residing in Australia as long as or more than ONE HUNDRED YEARS (100). NO – repeat, NO – Moslem or Marxist should EVER be able to feel safe in that country!!!!
That’s a great policy! We cannot allow islamic immigrants to bring their wars here! But of course that would be too racist to the far-left Kamala voters
ADHD says
One also needs to add any and ALLCommunist flags to that list. This needs to include especially the Hammer-&-Sickle, particularly those used by the Russians until the collapse of the USSR in 1991 as well as that which is STILL used by China.
No less, the “LGBT-Rainbow” (which has only SIX {6} colours instead of the SEVEN {7} colours that are truly present in a rainbow) as well as the “Peace”-sign: they too need to be blacklisted!!!
In addition, it’s insufficient to just revoke visas of visitors: this legislation needs to also have the power to DISENFRANCHISE guilty Australian CITIZENS, even if they’ve been residing in Australia as long as or more than ONE HUNDRED YEARS (100). NO – repeat, NO – Moslem or Marxist should EVER be able to feel safe in that country!!!!
sixlittlerabbits says
Great news that this happening in Australia. Hope this is just the beginning!!!!
Pathos1234 says
I will believe it when it actually happens.
Richard S says
That’s a great policy! We cannot allow islamic immigrants to bring their wars here! But of course that would be too racist to the far-left Kamala voters
Smooth Lee says
It will take Trump becoming 47 to pursue (hopefully) similar consequences here in the USA. We know Harris’ sentiments regarding Israel.
BareNakedIslam says
Absolutely!
Richard S says
Kamala will destroy America and Canada if she wins
JustJim says
What took them so long to wake up?
Shortdog says
I agree 100%. Look what is going on in the US now, keep all of them out!!