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Australian Jewish group expresses ‘horror’ at online anti-Semitic harassment
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn Australian Jewish organization has expressed “horror” at what it says has been a torrent of anti-Semitic online abuse directed at its chairman following a successful campaign last month to prevent British conspiracy theorist David Icke from entering the country.
Icke, who denies widespread charges of anti-Semitism and believes the world is run by giant shape-shifting reptiles, was due to start a speaking tour in major Australian cities.
Australian media confirmed on February 20 that his visa had been canceled on “character grounds,” following a campaign by opposition Labour MP Tim Watts, who blasted him as a Holocaust denier, and by the Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC), a local Jewish anti-discrimination group.
A former professional soccer player, Icke worked for the BBC as a sports broadcaster before leaving in 1990.
— with AFP
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