‘Alarming’: Greens’ Mehreen Faruqi headlines pro-Hezbollah mosque event
Greens deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi was a star attendee at an event hosted in a pro-Hezbollah mosque by a controversial Greens council candidate.
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Greens deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi was a star attendee at an event hosted in a pro-Hezbollah mosque by a controversial Greens council candidate.
The Sayeda Zainab Centre in Banksia hosted a movie screening of Palestine Under Siege on August 3 where the firebrand Greens Senator was in attendance and spoke on stage. The same mosque has used its Facebook page to promote Lebanese terrorist organisation Hezbollah.
Recent posts from its Facebook page show footage of the funerals of Hezbollah fighters.
Other posts show photos of children wearing T-shirts with the Hezbollah logo and referred to the terrorist group’s secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah as “His Eminence”.
The Australian government declared Hezbollah a terrorist organisation in 2021 and the group has been escalating its attacks on Israel following the October 7 massacre.
The Sydney event was organised by Greens Bayside council candidate Peter Strong who previously claimed the Israeli Defence Force was worse than ISIS or Hamas.
As revealed by The Daily Telegraph this week, Mr Strong called the IDF “total terrorists” who “are worse than Hamas or ISIS”.
“Israel have dodged any ceasefire initiative, all they want to do is commit genocide and take more Palestinian land,” he said.
Mr Strong is a candidate in council elections tomorrow.
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Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-chief executive Alex Ryvchin said Ms Faruqi should face consequences for appearing at the mosque.
“The Greens have done more to erode Australian values of respect, equality and tolerance than any other group engaged in public life,” he said.
“There should be consequences for public officials who draw salaries from our income to appear at a mosque that posts in support of Hezbollah.”
Better Council Inc, a campaign seeking to unmask “radicals” running in local government elections, called Ms Faruqi’s attendance at the event “alarming”.
“We were alarmed to learn that an official Greens community event was held at a venue known for supporting a ... terrorist organisation,” spokesman Sophie Calland said. “Unfortunately, this is not surprising given the Greens’ track record. The Bayside community deserves better than this kind of dangerous rhetoric and divisive behaviour.”
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