The government has cancelled the visa of a Jewish influencer who has previously called for the ban of Islam and was booked to speak at several events in Australia.
The right-leaning Australian Jewish Association (AJA) said Sammy Yahood’s visa was cancelled three hours before his flight was due to depart.
The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, confirmed he had cancelled the visa on Monday evening, and said “spreading hatred is not a good reason to come”.
“If someone wants to come to Australia they should apply for the right visa and come for the right reason,” Burke told Guardian Australia in a statement.
In response to the decision, Yahood took to social media overnight to accuse Labor of “tyranny”, insisting his spirits remained high despite the block.
Sick of the reporting on situations like this highlighting the fact a person is Jewish over the fact they are an Israeli or a Zionist. It contributes greatly to the idea that it is Jewish people as a whole and not specifically Zionists that are spreading this hatred. Heck “notorious Islamaphobe” is probably way more relevant than the fact he happens to be Jewish.
Most Jews are Zionists, as in they want Israel to continue to exist.
The same thing with muslims and immigrants.
IMMIGRANT SAYS BAD WORDS TO AN AMERICAN!!!
“MUSLIMS” ARE BEING RACIST WITH TRUMP!!!
reading such headlines are enough to convince someone to change their opinion on something.
This is a very common problem unfortunately.