"It always surprises me when somebody who has made the sorts of comments that this individual has, advertises a speaking tour before they've even received a visa, he said."
"On air, he said that Israel should have responded to Palestinian militant group Hamas' 7 October attack by killing 100,000 Gazans."
"I know that those 100,000 will not all be Hamas members, he said, after estimating Hamas only had around 20,000 members in the besieged strip."
"he certainly did not call for killing journalists, only those [who] use press' credentials as cover to fight, which makes them terrorists in every respect."
Australian home affairs minister Tony Burke is considering denying Zvi Yehezkeli's visa to attend scheduled events in Sydney and Melbourne. Yehezkeli, an Arab affairs commentator on i24, said Israel should have responded to Hamas' 7 October attack by killing 100,000 Gazans and acknowledged many would not be Hamas members. He also described some journalists in Gaza as terrorist journalists after an Israeli strike. Yehezkeli later apologised, saying he did not call for killing journalists but targeted those using press credentials to fight. The planned appearances are supported by the Australian Jewish Association and include former Israeli president Reuven Rivlin.
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