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An 18-year-old woman in Queensland faces two years in jail for wearing a shirt that says "from the river to the sea." (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/australia@aussie.zone
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More info on the Queensland laws: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/05/queensland-pro-palestinian-phrase-ban-river-to-sea-laws-ntwnfb

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[–] 39 points 7 months ago* (4 children)

Its a very recent addition that creates some exceptions to australian free speech protections under the guise of preventing combatting anti-semitism. Basically just the Israel lobby getting their personal laws.

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  • [+] -18 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    From the river to the sea is not per se anti Jewish, Hamas has said that includes killing all 1.75 million Israeli Sunni Muslims too.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Hamas has said that includes killing all 1.75 million Israeli Sunni Muslims too.

    Got a source for that? I've seen you state it as fact multiple times now.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Another time this users just drops by with some “facts” of a particular persuasion only to vanish without any clarification despite posting every other hour. Seems to be a bit of a pattern.

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