Albanese government refuses to stamp out ‘vile hatred' against Israel in Australia
Sky News host Chris Kenny discusses the 'vile hatred' preached in Australia against Israelis and Jewish alike without any interference from the Albanese Labor government.
'The government claims to have done this to prevent the spread of hatred; it has even used the term Islamophobia, which, of course, is a disgraceful inversion of reality given the antisemitism we have seen in Australia,' Mr Kenny said.
'This targeting of Israeli visitors is especially sickening when you consider how this government has recklessly handed out 3,000 visas to people from Hamas-controlled Gaza in a way that cannot have included diligent security checks.'
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