An Adelaide Holocaust memorial group previously targeted by neo-Nazis is backing calls for the federal government to block any moves by Kanye West to enter Australia, in light of his recent anti-Semitic comments.
abc.net.au/news/adelaide-holocaust-museum-urges-government-to-block-kanye-west/101906184An Adelaide Holocaust memorial group previously targeted by neo-Nazis has written to the federal government urging it to block any moves by Kanye West to enter Australia, in light of his recent anti-Semitic comments.
"Without a doubt, your exercising of this power under the [Migration] Act would send a clear and much-needed message to the broader community that the Australian government will not tolerate hate speech and anti-Semitism regardless of your popularity or celebrity status," chairperson Greg Adams wrote.
"His rhetoric and ongoing anti-Semitic commentary is vilifying to the Jewish community and we think may further fan the flames of an already growing stream of anti-Semitic behaviour and action," he told ABC Radio Adelaide's Stacey Lee and Nikolai Beilharz.Mr Hill said the government had the power to hold West to account.
"He's obviously allowed to say what he wants but … all we're asking of the minister is to exercise the discretion afforded to them under the act."In a statement, a spokesperson for Mr Giles emphasised that the entry of non-citizens entering into Australia was conditional upon a range of requirements and considerations, including character.
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