Justice Desmond Fagan

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Involved in

• During the week-long hearing, Justice Desmond Fagan repeatedly distinguished criticism of Israel from hatred of Jewish people.

• Justice Desmond Fagan delivered his decision on July 30.

• Justice Desmond Fagan said expressions of hostility towards Israel did not automatically amount to antisemitism.

• Justice Desmond Fagan rejected the characterisation and found the exchanges reflected young men discussing a conflict impacting their families and community, rather than evidence of antisemitism or future terrorism.

• Justice Desmond Fagan said the material reflected hostility towards Israel but did not automatically amount to hostility towards Jewish people.

• Justice Desmond Fagan found the evidence fell well short of the statutory threshold and concluded the offending was motivated by promised payment rather than ideology.

• A NSW Supreme Court judge rejected a bid to place Mohommed Farhat under a terrorism supervision order.

Statements attributed to it

• The Pew Research Centre released a poll in June 2026 showing that 79 per cent of Australians have an unfavourable view of Israel.

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Voices are counted, never weighed. This is a record of what this entity has been recorded as saying — not a measure of whether it is right.

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