US EditionAustralia Enacts Antisemitism Reforms After Bondi Attack
The reforms include new aggravated hate speech offences, visa cancellation powers, and a 12-month taskforce to address rising antisemitism after the Bondi Beach attack killed 15 people.
- On Friday, NSW Premier Chris Minns announced the New South Wales government will introduce new laws next week to ban hateful symbols at public gatherings.
- After Sunday's deadly attack at Bondi Beach that killed 15 people, NSW parliament is being recalled on Monday, with officials saying the legislation responds to the terror targeting the Jewish community.
- The package targets specific rhetoric and emblems, notably banning the chant globalise the intifada and public displays of flags linked to Al-Qaida, Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic State.
- If enacted, the laws carry specific penalties and powers: offenders face up to two years' imprisonment or a $22,000 fine, with $110,000 fines for organisations, while NSW Police gain broader powers at public assemblies.
- Some pro-Palestinian activists say the chant expresses solidarity, but Jewish groups view it as violent; Chris Minns called for a royal commission, and legal challenges are expected next week.
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AJC CEO calls for Jewish organizations to unify over communal security
Following the terrorist attack at a Sydney, Australia, Hanukkah event in which 15 people were killed, American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch said that it is critical for Jewish communal organizations to join together around a campaign to protect the Jewish community worldwide and win over allies in that fight. “The community organizations need to come together around an immediate effort to respond to Bondi Beach. This is urgent for us,” Deutch…
The New South Wales, where the mass shooting that killed 15 people took place, is considering banning the public display of extremist symbols.
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