Jewish and Muslim groups receive money to fight extremism

VICTORIA’S Jewish and Muslim communities have received a cash gran to help fight anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

VICTORIA’S Jewish and Muslim communities have received $200,000 in state taxpayer grants to fight anti-Semitism and Islamophobia amid claims of a rise in Right-wing extremism.

The funding includes $26,000 for the Islamic Council of Victoria to set up a “capture and reporting platform for incidents of Islamophobia”.

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A further $28,000 was given jointly to the Jewish ­Community Council of Victoria and Muslim group Benevolence Australia to “develop curriculum and workshops that enable bystanders to take a safe and active stance when observing incidents of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia”.

Last week, Senator Fraser Anning caused a furore by calling for a halt to Muslim ­immigration.

Victorian Multicultural Minister Robin Scott said the comments were abhorrent.

“Victoria has benefited greatly from the multicultural make up of our society and the hard work of successive generations of migrants,” he said.

The state government has allocated $14.1 million over two years to fight extremism after considering the findings of a panel that assessed Victoria’s ability to respond to terrorism.