Jewish Leaders Pursue Legal Action Against Islamic Clerics

Published on January 9, 2024

Islamic clerics accused of spreading hate and inciting violence may face legal action, with the national Jewish body claiming that anti-Semitic remarks were not being prosecuted. The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) plans legal action against alleged hate speech by self-described Islamic preachers in Sydney Wissam Haddad, “Brother Ismail,” “Brother Mohammed,” and Sheik Ahmed Zoud. The clerics preached extremist ideology through online sermons and at Sydney venues, such as calling for the death of all Jews, defending the murder of over 1,000 Israeli citizens by Hamas, and promoting other anti-Semitic ideas. ECAJ President Daniel Aghion called the “grossly anti-Semitic” statements “outrageous and disgusting.”...

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