Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
The Israeli Walla! website: We are running out of stockpiles, our forces are exhausted, and the lives of the captives are in danger. It is time for a ceasefire deal in Gaza.
Several wounded in an Israeli bombardment of a tent in al-Mawasi, south of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli media: Three wounded, three killed in an ongoing operation in the Gaza Strip.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in southern Lebanon: Israeli artillery shelling targets the outskirts of the town of Shebaa
Al-Qassam Brigades: The targeting took place at the intersection of 'Street 5' with the western line north of Khan Younis
Al-Qassam Brigades: A NIMR armored personnel carrier carrying an Israeli soldier was targeted with an Al-Yassin missile north of Khan Younis
Israeli media: At least two soldiers killed by anti-tank missile fired at Israeli army forces in the Gaza Strip
Local Syrian sources: Mortar shells fell on more than nine villages in the Sweida countryside
Local Syrian sources: Dozens of dead and wounded have arrived at Sweida hospitals as a result of ongoing clashes at several locations in the western Sweida countryside
Local sources: Civilians, including children and women, were injured in the al-Maqous neighborhood of Sweida, in Syria, as a result of ongoing clashes

Australia denies ex-Israeli minister Shaked visa, amid incitement fear

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: News websites
  • 21 Nov 2024 16:38
  • 8 Shares
4 Min Read

Former Israeli government minister Ayelet Shaked has been denied a visa to visit Australia on character grounds.

Listen
  • x
  • Australia denies former Israeli miniter Ayelet Shaked's visa
    Former Israeli Justice and Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked in May 2015. (AFP)

Ayelet Shaked, former Israeli occupation minister, has been denied a visa to Australia on character grounds.

The former interior and justice minister, who was scheduled to attend a security conference in Canberra next week, was informed by Home Affairs late on Thursday that her application for a visitor visa had been denied because she could "vilify" Australians or "incite discord".

The Department added that “after careful consideration … a delegate of the minister decided to refuse to grant you a visa."

Accustomed to complete immunity from her usual allies, Shaked called the action "shameful", telling The Australian the decision was "nothing short of a hostile anti-Semitic act."

She recalled how she was formerly welcomed last year and called the decision "an affront to the Jewish community and a stain on the Australian government’s moral standing," also expressing her belief that it betrays the friendship and solidarity that "should bind democracies together."

Shaked was blocked by parts of the Migration Act that empower the minister to refuse to grant a visa if he considers the applicant will "vilify a segment of the Australian community, or incite discord in the Australian community or a segment of that community."

The visa decision cannot be challenged and follows the recent shift in Australia's attitude toward "Israel" and its war on Gaza and Lebanon.

According to Colin Rubenstein, executive director of the Australian/"Israel" and Jewish Affairs Council, the decision to exclude Shaked was "a disgraceful act of hostility towards a democratic ally," referring to the action as not one of a "responsible government, but further evidence of the loss of perspective and principle."

Like many of her Israeli counterparts, Shaked is in support of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. She has in the past boasted that she worked closely with Facebook to censor Palestinian voices, with the Silicon Valley company agreeing to remove around 95% of the information she requested.

Related News

Israeli minister: Nasrallah's threat pushed "Israel" to sign deal

Love for Palestine causes Jordan tribal judge to be banned from entry

In 2022, Israeli security forces prohibited Jordanian tribal judge Trad al-Fayez from entering Palestine and even using the common borders with Jordan after Shaked, accused al-Fayez of violating the visa conditions by instigating "provocations" against "Israel". 

Australia recognizes Palestinian permanent sovereignty in policy shift

Australia has endorsed a United Nations resolution affirming the "permanent sovereignty" of Palestinians within the Occupied Palestinian Territory, marking a significant shift from its previous stance, The Guardian reported last week.

On Thursday, Australia joined 158 countries, including the UK and New Zealand, in supporting a UN committee resolution that asserts the “permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources."

Seven members, including the US, "Israel", and Canada, opposed the resolution, while 11 others abstained. The resolution will now advance to the UN General Assembly.

This marks the first instance of an Australian government voting in favor of the "permanent sovereignty" resolution since its introduction approximately two decades ago.

A spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong stated that the vote reflects international concern over "Israel’s" actions, including its “ongoing settlement activity, land dispossession, demolitions, and settler violence against Palestinians.”

“We have been clear that such acts undermine stability and prospects for a two-state solution,” the spokesperson stressed.

“This resolution importantly recalls UN security council resolutions that reaffirm the importance of a two-state solution that has had bipartisan support.”

However, The Guardian Australia said it understands that Australia expressed disappointment over the resolution’s lack of references to Hezbollah’s actions against "Israel".

The news website pointed out that Australia's position on final-status issues, such as borders, security, and occupied al-Quds, remains unchanged and will need to be addressed through negotiations toward a "two-state solution".

  • Ayelet Shaked
  • Israel
  • Australia
  • Anthony Albanese
War on Gaza

War on Gaza

Most Read

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Major ambush in Gaza kills 6 Israeli troops, injures dozens

Major ambush in Gaza kills 5 Israeli troops, injures 14

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Israeli soldiers are seen in Beit Hanoun ahead of an operation by the al-Qassam Brigades, undated (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

'Israel' on blast as media exposes report discrepancies in Gaza ambush

  • Palestine
  • 8 Jul 2025
Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

  • Politics
  • 9 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
The Freedom Flotilla ship Handala as it departs for Gaza, where it aims to break the maritime blockade at a port in Syracuse, Sicily in southern Italy on July 13, 2025. (AFP)
Palestine

Freedom Flotilla's Handala departs Sicily in bid to break Gaza siege

The container ship CMA CGM Laperouse, left, docks at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga (AP)
Politics

US shipbuilding woes deepen as tariffs, outdated policies backfire

Gaza war raises ethical questions for ex-Obama, Biden officials
Politics

Mercenary firm tied to Gaza war crimes hires Obama-Biden PR operatives

'Israel' targets children in Gaza collecting water
Palestine

'Israel' strikes Gaza kids fetching water, blames it on 'malfunction'

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS