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Daniel Mookhey’s comments come after the Albanian government prepared a plan to eliminate hate speech.
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A new aggravated hate speech offense for preachers and leaders who encourage violence.
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Penalties for hate speech that incites violence have been increased.
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Making “hate” an aggravating factor in sentencing for online threats and harassment.
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Developing a regime for listing organizations whose leaders practice hate speech that incites violence or racial hatred.
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Developing a federal crime for serious racial and/or racial supremacist libel.
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Islamic State calls Bondi terror attack ‘a source of pride’
According to Reuters, the Islamic State published an article about the shooting at the Bondi Jewish festival, calling it “a source of pride”.
The article, published on the group’s Telegram channel, praised the attack without explicitly claiming responsibility for it, the telegram service said.
Mina al-Lami, jihadist media expert from BBC Monitoring, said: wrote to x About the article:
The group appears to have gained a reputation for encouraging the attack, rather than directly organizing it or being in contact with the attackers. The attackers were referred to as ‘heroes’ and ‘lions’.
He boasted about the influence of his ideology, narratives, and online messages, and claimed that governments could not control access to the internet unless they completely shut it down.
NSW treasurer: Expression of Palestinian resistance should be treated as hate speech
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NSW treasurer, Daniel MookheyHe says the Palestinian resistance’s “globalize the intifada” statement should be considered hate speech because governments are considering stricter laws on what can be said in public.
Mookhey was responding to questions at a press conference yesterday after British police announced this week they would arrest anyone who said the phrase or held a sign saying it.
Intifada means uprising or resistance and is the term used by Palestinians for uprisings against Israel. The first intifada started in 1987, and the second in 2000. For Palestinians, this means resistance to oppression, but some Israelis associate the term with violence against them.
At the press conference yesterday, Mookhey answered the following question:
I think anyone who says something like ‘Globalize the intifada’ is making hate speech. As we have seen, I think it is clear that the prime minister has recently announced some reforms in these areas, but personally I think any reasonable person will see on Sunday night what the consequences of this will be. I think that someone who chants the slogan “Globalize the Intifada” is making hate speech. They divide society. They endanger the integrity of society. I don’t think there is a place for this in peaceful protests.
It’s worth noting that the Victoria police commissioner said on Wednesday: Mike BushHe said since anti-defamation laws were passed by the Victorian parliament earlier this year, there had been 40 investigations into hate speech, but “globalising the intifada” was not considered hate speech under those laws.
Leading Palestine campaigners in the UK called for a crackdown on the phrase “political suppression of protests against Palestinian rights”, while some Jewish groups welcomed it, saying the phrase was “unacceptable” and “incitement to violence”.
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New South Wales treasurer, Daniel MookheyAt a press conference yesterday, he said the Palestinian resistance’s “globalize the intifada” statement should be considered hate speech as governments consider introducing tougher laws on what can be said in public. More is coming.
Sydney police detained seven people last night following an operation in Liverpool following what police called “information received that a violent act was possibly being planned”. We will have more updates as they arrive this morning.
Islamic State also published an article overnight about the Bondi attack, calling it “a source of pride” but refraining from claiming responsibility. We’ll have more information about this soon.
