Far-right Israeli politician barred from Australia ahead of speaking tour
by Sarah Basford Canales from World news | The Guardian on (#6ZCKM)
Simcha Rothman - a supporter of plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza - was scheduled to appear at events in Sydney and Melbourne
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A far-right Israeli politician, who has described Palestinian children in Gaza as enemies" and called for Israel's total control of the West Bank, has been denied entry into Australia ahead of an upcoming solidarity tour".
Simcha Rothman, a member of the Knesset for the far-right party Religious Zionism, was scheduled to appear at two public events in Sydney and Melbourne in August and two private events billed as a solidarity tour".
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