ASIO boss Mike Burgess said there was a difference between Palestinians who provided financial support to Hamas and those who expressed rhetorical support.
The nation’s top spy says Palestinians who have expressed rhetorical support for listed terror group Hamas will not necessarily be blocked from entering Australia, as the federal government prepares to announce a new visa pathway to help those fleeing the war in Gaza.
ASIO boss Mike Burgess said inflammatory rhetoric from politicians and other public figures could encourage people to turn to violence., said that providing financial support or material aid to Hamas may be a problem for Palestinians undergoing security checks as part of their visa application process.
“If it’s just rhetorical support, and they don’t have an ideology or support for a violent extremism ideology, then that’s not a problem,” Burgess told the ABC’sHamas, which has governed Gaza since 2007 and organised the October 7 attacks on Israel that led to an estimated 1200 deaths, is a listed terror organisation in Australia.
The government is preparing to announce new avenues to permanent residency for 1300 Palestinians, some of whom are struggling to make ends meet as their temporary visas block them from work and social security.
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