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Israel welcomes Australia’s mandatory sentencing move

Lucy Slade

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has welcomed Australia’s decision to impose mandatory minimum sentences on displays of hate symbols.

The federal government caved to Opposition demands for mandatory sentences, which would include one-year minimum prison sentences imposed on those convicted of displaying hate symbols.

“No Jew in Australia – or anywhere in the world – should have to live in fear,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry posted on X, above a headline from CNN announcing the decision.

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