Zealots free to spread hatred

By Luke McIlveen
August 26, 2006

THEY spread leaflets in suburban Sydney calling for jihad to destroy Israel - but the Federal Government can find no reason to outlaw extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir.

The group produces and distributes a graphic pamphlet which claims Israel has no right to exist and uses key dates in the Muslim calendar to signal the coming destruction of the Jewish state.

The propaganda has convinced many residents their suburbs are being overrun by Islamic extremists.

"These leaflets need to be published in The Daily Telegraph. People need to know about this terrorist organisation in Australia," one Bankstown resident said.
The hate pamphlet comes after The Saturday Daily Telegraph revealed an escalation of anti-Semitic behaviour since tensions in the Middle East flared last month.

Jewish university students were targeted and forced to hide their traditional skullcaps beneath baseball caps to avoid abuse, while attacks on synagogues have increased.


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