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Sonia Kruger Becomes Poster Girl For Far-Right After Anti-Muslim Comments

Sonia Kruger becomes poster girl for Far-Right after anti-Muslim comments

Sonia Kruger has become a poster girl for far-right extremist groups after a Muslim viewer filed a vilification complaint against her.

The viewer accused the television host of religious vilification after she called for to end Muslim migration on-air.

Sonia Kruger supported by Far-Right groups

Kruger made the anti-Muslim comments during a segment on Channel Nine’s Today program in 2016.

She suggested there is a correlation between the number of terror attacks in a country, and the number of Muslim people who live there.

“Personally I would like to see [Muslim migration] stopped now for Australia.  

“Because I want to feel safe, as all of our citizens do, when they go out to celebrate Australia Day.”

Muslim man Sam Ekermawi filed a racial vilification complaint against Kruger.

As a result, the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal recently ruled will be given a full hearing.

However, far-right extremist groups claim the case against Kruger is an attack on free speech.

Furthermore, they claim she is being persecuted for speaking her mind.

They have subsequently been drumming up support for Kruger, using the hashtag: #IStandWithSonia.

Hate campaigner Avi Yemini.

Israeli soldier leading hate campaign

Anti-Muslim campaigner Avi Yemini, a former member of the Israeli Defence Force, is leading the outrage.

Apart from posting messages of support on his social media accounts, Yemini is organising rallies outside of court.

Furthermore, he sent a message to Ekermawi:

“If Ekermawi wants blasphemy in Australia he should go back to the shit-hole he came from.”

A court convicted Yemini of “brutal” abuse against his wife last year.

Cori Bernadi’s Australian Conservatives party posted messages of support using the #istandwithsonia hashtag.

Additionally, Kruger content is everywhere on popular right-wing Facebook page, Freedom of Speech Productions.

It is littered with images supporting the television presenter.

There is even a ‘I Stand With Sonia Kruger’ support page on Facebook that already has 50,000 likes with a goal of one million.

Free speech doesn’t come free of consequences

Miles Heffernan, Director of Litigation at Discrimination Claims, said free speech doesn’t come free of consequences.

“I’m all for free speech, but that doesn’t give someone the right to break the law and vilify people,” he said.

Unlawful vilification is inciting hatred towards, serious contempt for, or severe ridicule of a person, or group of people, because of an attribute like their race, religion, ethnic origin, sexuality or gender identity.

“If you’re going to make controversial comments, you need to take responsibility for those comments, and understand that other people might have something to say about what you said,” Mr Heffernan said.


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