Islamic preacher Wissam Haddad racially vilified Jewish community, court finds
“These effects on the Jews in Australia will be deep and serious. More importantly, the lessons after the attack of Hamas on October 7, 2023, the Bombard of Israel in Australia during the period of fragility and fragility, and the blockade of Gaza and the other actions in Australia.”
The Jews of Australian Jews (right), the co -director Peter Wertheim and (SOL) Vice President Robert Good.Credit: Edwina Pickle
The judge found a separate interview, and a sermon did not foul the laws of race discrimination because they contained comments that criticized the Israeli defense forces and Zionists, and they would not be understood that they would not refer to the Jewish people in general.
Wertheim and GOOT successfully searched for the court decisions that required the Haddad and Center to remove the Incorporated Association online in order not to repeat similar statements and legal costs in the public opinion.
Haddad’s legal team has failed Exemption in the 18d section of the law During a discussion for the benefit of the public, he applied, claiming that he acted “reasonable and in good faith .. Stewart said that the lessons were neither delivered nor in good faith.
The judge said in his decision, “There was no reasonable basis for good faith,” he said.
“Due to the scientific theological evidence that Mr. Haddad’s opinion that the opinion of the Jews expressed in the lessons does not have a basis in Islam, this case does not require a decision on whether religious belief is a reason to spread racist bigotry and hatred.”
Wertheim said in a statement that the case was not “freedom of expression or freedom of religious freedom, but the abuse of these freedoms to promote anti -Semitism and anti -Semitism”.
“People are free to make strong discussions about international conflicts, whether people are accurate or wrong, informed or ignorant,” Wertheim said.
“However, this does not include racism as a chemical tool to encourage one’s views-to remove and disparage all communities or individuals from humanity on the basis of racial, ethnic or ethno-dini identities.”
Wertheim said he decided that the Summit Jewish body is not a “alternative ,, but“ Australia cannot take action or take action to protect the vulnerable members of our community from hate, threat and violence, ”he said.
Hakim Haddad said that “attacks on the Christian and Hindu religions calculated to produce anger ve and that he had gained promotions and bad fame”.
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