“As per the judgement of the Federal Court in Wertheim v Haddad [2025] FCA 720, criticism of the practices, policies, and acts of the state of Israel, the Israeli Defence Forces or Zionism is not inherently criticism of Jewish people and is protected political speech, and not hate speech.”
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Good people are standing up tyranny, and they are starting to make a difference.
Before this, Lidia Thorpe tried to insert in similar safe guards but was voted down
https://theconversation.com/hate-crime-laws-may-have-unintended-consequences-including-chilling-free-speech-274016
“As per the judgement of the Federal Court in Wertheim v Haddad [2025] FCA 720, criticism of the practices, policies, and acts of the state of Israel, the Israeli Defence Forces or Zionism is not inherently criticism of Jewish people and is protected political speech, and not hate speech.”