On the recordJuly 3, 2025
If someone argued that antisemitism was rational, I would not let them come here.
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Tony Burke
Australian Labor Party
If someone argued that antisemitism was rational, I would not let them come here.
Burke discusses the rationale behind barring Ye from entering Australia due to his antisemitic comments.
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And for Australian citizens, yeah you’ve got full freedom of speech. But we have enough problems in this country already without deliberately importing bigotry.
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