The dark side of Arabic Media
An examination of Arabic media in Australia over recent months has revealed that, apparently unnoticed by Australian authorities, antisemitic content and anti-Israel conspiracy theories
Martyrdom Calls and Antisemitism in Australia
The conflict during May between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, named “Operation Guardian of the Walls” by the IDF, unleashed a tidal wave of antisemitism, demands for Israel’s destruction and violence across the world.
Australian Islamist extremist group fans the antisemitic flames
Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT, Arabic for “the party for liberation”) is a pan-Islamic fundamentalist movement calling for the re-establishment of a global Muslim Caliphate based on Islamic religious law (Sharia) while rejecting the integration of Muslims into non-Muslim societies.
Australian Arabic language newspaper claims Israel sent prostitutes to entice Gulf states
The Arabic language El-Telegraph newspaper, published in Sydney since 1970 and edited by Antoine Kazi OAM, prides itself on being the “Largest Lebanese and Arabic Daily Newspaper in Australia.”
Holocaust Denial at a conspiracy “one stop shop”
The Melbourne-based website Gumshoe News is a one stop shop for wild conspiracies, including a sizeable amount of Israel-hatred, classical antisemitism and Holocaust denial. The website claims that “We provide the public and government factual information and knowledge to assist in explaining what is happening in the world today
The hateful rhetoric of Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia
Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT, Arabic for “the party for liberation”) is a pan-Islamic fundamentalist movement with branches in different countries, including a few hundred followers in Australia.
Australian Sheikh: conspiracies & antisemitism
An Australian sheikh is circulating conspiracy theories and antisemitism online.
Coronavirus conspiracy theories in Australia
The global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has spawned conspiracy theories that play on people’s fears and foster hatred by laying blame for this unprecedented threat on a recognisable “enemy”.
Coronavirus in Australia’s Arabic Media: Conspiracies, Anti-Semitism, Defiance
Conspiracy theories about the latest outbreak of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic have become commonplace in the Middle East.
The Bushfire Conspiracy
Australian Arabic-language commentators are spreading conspiracy theories about Australia’s summer bushfire emergency and the coronavirus outbreak.