2w ago

Australia's Federal Court clarifies: Anti-Zionism and criticism of Israel is not anti-Semitic

iol.co.za

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I can't find any other sources for this news. Admittedly I am out walking so I'm a bit distracted but still... Anyone else find anything about this?
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-01/federal-court-sydney-wissam-haddad-lectures-social-media/105480506 is mentioned here, but it the framing is a bit different and the ruling a little more detailed. (Probably a better source out there but I’m also on my phone)
  
  Thank you. This is a much better source.
  A series of lectures delivered by an Islamic preacher at a Sydney prayer centre must be removed from social media under orders from a Federal Court judge who found they contained "fundamentally racist and antisemitic" material.
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  The court found the series of lectures conveyed "disparaging imputations" about Jewish people, based on race or ethnic origin, that were reasonably likely to offend, insult, humiliate and intimidate Jews in Australia.
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  However, the judge found the "ordinary, reasonable listener" would not understand those things to be about Jewish people in general.
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  Justice Stewart said he was satisfied Mr Haddad and the centre should be ordered to publish corrective notices on their social media accounts for 30 days, but will hear the parties further on the terms.
  He said the ECAJ's case had been "overwhelmingly successful" and there was no reason why Mr Haddad should not have to pay costs.
- Nor can I in this light, but here's the court judgment record, which details everything that this article has quoted, so it's not imaginary.
- I found an MSN article that links back to this.