Neo-Nazi terrorist organisation advertisements plastered across Melbourne’s south east

Civil rights groups are warning that Jewish hatred is “spiralling out of control” as ads for a militant Neo-Nazi organisation were again plastered on a street corner.

A sticker advertising a neo-Nazi terrorist organisation has been plastered on a street sign in Melbourne’s south east, leading a civil-rights group to warn that Jewish hatred is now “spiralling out of control.”

The sticker, promoting the militant Neo-Nazi organisation Combat 18, was plastered on a street corner sign in McKinnon.

The sticker was posted in a suburb with a sizeable Jewish population and reads “White Pride World Wide.”

Combat 18 originated in the United Kingdom in 1992 and seeks to create white-only countries through violence. The group’s motto is “whatever it takes”.

The worldwide terrorist group has been held directly responsible for the deaths of non-white immigrants and were also linked to the murder of a German politician.

It has been prescribed a terrorist organisation in several countries including Germany and Canada.

Combat 18 members posing with handguns.

“The pure hate and evil that has defiled Melbourne is reaching an ominous pitch fever, and it is clear that the neo-Nazi tidal wave that has invaded our cities over the last few years is spiralling out of control,” Chair of the Anti-Defamation Commission Dr Dvir Abramovich said.

“Our brave Diggers who sacrificed their lives to defeat the Third Reich must be turning in their graves as these Hitler worshippers are out in force.”

Dr Abramovich said the sticker was especially concerning as the terrorist group is not known to have a large presence in Melbourne.

“We should be deeply concerned that a violent, neo-Nazi group that has been designated as a terrorist organisation in several countries, is taking its online activities into the real world and is operating in areas with a large Jewish communities.”

Election campaign posters of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg were defaced with swastikas. Picture: Supplied

Independent Kooyong candidate Monique Ryan’s poster was also defaced. Picture: Supplied

This month, landmark legislation was introduced to ban the public display of the Nazi swastika in Victoria.

The offence will carry a maximum penalty of 12 months’ imprisonment.

Two men were also charged after plastering Nazi swastika stickers on a Jewish community centre and a number of fences, light poles and bus stops just one day after that bill was introduced into state parliament.

The Anti-Defamation Commission believes that incident was in direct response to the swastika ban.

Victoria Police have been made aware of the sticker and will investigate the incident.

“There is absolutely no place at all in our society for anti-Sematic or hate-based symbols and behaviour,” a Victoria Police spokesperson said.

“The public display of anti-Semitic emblems or slogans does nothing but open deep-seated wounds among not only the Jewish community, but the community at large with the effects lasting far beyond the removal of such symbols.”

Police urged anyone who sees anti-Semetic emblems in the community to call 131 444.