Jewish Leaders Pursue Legal Action Against Islamic Clerics, Alleging Hate Speech

The national Jewish body claims that anti-Semitic remarks made by clerics are not being prosecuted.

People hold up placards and Union flags as they gather for a demonstration organised by the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism outside the head office of the British opposition Labour Party in central London on April 8, 2018. TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images

Islamic clerics accused of spreading hate and inciting violence may face legal action, with the national Jewish body claiming that anti-Semitic remarks were not being prosecuted.

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) plans legal action against alleged hate speech by self-described Islamic preachers in Sydney Wissam Haddad, “Brother Ismail,” “Brother Mohammed,” and Sheik Ahmed Zoud.