Education minister, mayor & AJA condemn principal of independent school over online rants

By Danielle Gusmaroli, Daily Telegraph

The principal of a private independent school has been condemned by local and state politicians and Jewish leaders after making a series of public anti-Semitic comments, calling for “all Zionists to burn in the pits of hellfire.”

The Mayor of Hilltops region in rural NSW has denounced the actions of the newly appointed principal of New Madinah College as “divisive” and inflaming anti-Semitism after being alerted to his prolific anti-Israel posts on his public Facebook page.

Sheik Abdulghani Albaf, who has more than 2000 social media followers, was denounced by Mayor Brian Ingham who branded him a “highly inappropriate person” in a position of leadership.

“These comments are highly inappropriate for anyone to say let alone someone in a position of leadership and a leader of the community,” he said.

“They are divisive – this is not how our country works”.

The school, which operates an Islamic tradition in Young, - the unofficial Muslim capital of the outback, - teaches predominantly Muslim children aged 4-16 the Qur’an, the Arabic language and fundamental Islamic values as well as all core curriculum subjects.

“Every day the ugly truth of Zionists is being exposed,” said Sheik Albaf in one of his posts.

“All their extremism and terrorism is being exposed. Those in power that can stop this are standing back and applauding the Zionist regime.”

In another he states “May Allah stop the Zionist terrorism regime…May they burn in the lowest pits of hellfire for their oppression and aggression.”

He writes: “The Zionist terrorist state of Israel needs to go.”

AJA CEO Robert Gregory said the principal has the responsibility to act as a role model.

“Mr Albaf has made outrageous posts which glorify terrorism and extremism.

“Australia has a problem with radicalisation among Islamic youth. With Mr Albaf as principal, residents of Young will be concerned about the values being taught at New Madinah College. The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) should examine whether Mr Albaf is a fit and proper person for his role.“

Sydney has once again been hit by a spate of antisemitic attacks over the weekend

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We are calling on all political parties to pledge to preference the Greens last. Prominent Liberals like former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Julian Leeser MP have made the same call but we have yet to see Labor act on this.
Those spreading hate, like the Australian Greens, must be held responsible otherwise Australia’s multicultural harmony will come under major strain.

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The Middle East conflict is disrupting Australia’s’ multicultural harmony
Since the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel, Australians have been confronted by shocking news. The stories out of Israel are horrendous. Most of the victims were Israelis, but the terrorists showed no mercy to anyone. Among the 1200 murdered, were citizens of Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Thailand and even Tanzania.
Another shocking development has been the hatred playing out on Australian shores. Days after the attacks, a mob chanted antisemitic chants at Sydney’s Opera House. Activists have specially targeted the neighbourhoods where Australia’s Jews live. Convoys waving the Palestinian Authority flag have targeted Caulfield in Melbourne and Bondi in Sydney. Australia’s multicultural fabric is being tested like never before.
Australia’s Jewish community is tiny. It has never comprised more than half a percent of Australia’s population. Jews came to Australia on the First Fleet, but the community is overwhelmingly an immigrant community. The largest growth came with refugees fleeing the Holocaust. It has been strengthened by more recent, successive waves of immigrants, including from the former Soviet Union and South Africa.
Jews have been incredibly successful and contributed greatly to Australia. The Australian Jewish community has produced multiple Governors General, military leaders, a federal treasurer, Chief Justices, a Premier, accomplished businessmen, scientists, and thinkers.
Australian Jews have won the Nobel prize, the Archibald Prize, Olympic Gold and just about every honour for Australia.
Businesses founded by Australian Jews are ubiquitous. Many Australians would interact daily with places like Westfield, Myer, Meriton, Spotlight, Chemist Warehouse and Kogan.
Now, many in the Jewish community are feeling very unsafe. Antisemitic incidents are up an astounding 738% since October 7. The Australian Jewish Association has received threats, and we work closely with the police. For the first time, I hear some members of my community questioning whether they have a future in Australia. This should worry all Australians.
The Australian Jewish community has been touched by the response from many Christians. The Never Again Is Now (NAIN) rallies held in many cities was the strongest show of support for Jews in this country, that I can recall. Christian island nations in our region have been among Israel’s strongest supporters. My own organisation regularly receives messages of support from individual Christians from all corners of the nation.
We have also received messages of support from the Indian, Assyrian, Kurdish, and many other communities. Those who show the most understanding have often experienced terrorism and Islamic extremism themselves.
Unfortunately, not all parts of the community have behaved honourably. Chief among the instigators is the Australian Greens. This political party pretends to promote tolerance but really fuels hatred and division. They can often be found at the scene of disgraceful antisemitic incidents. The NSW Greens promoted the antisemitic Opera House protest. NSW MP, Jenny Leong, spoke about Jewish ‘tentacles.
Federal leader, Mehreen Faruqi was forced to delete an image she posted of the Jewish Star of David being placed in a garbage bin, alongside the words, “keep the world clean.”
Antisemitic incidents at the Opera House and outside a Caulfield Synagogue, not only cause tensions in Australia, they also risk damaging our reputation abroad.