Australian man charged over alleged antisemitic threats against Zionist council
"Anti-Zionism has increasingly become a tool for a modern form of anti-Jewish hatred," the Queensland Zionist Council said.
A 52-year-old Australian man, Chris McComb from Mossman in northern Queensland, has been charged with two hate crime offenses after allegedly making antisemitic threats against the Queensland Zionist Council. The council received an online message through its website's contact form in early July 2026, containing explicit threats to expel Jews and Israelis from Australia.
The Queensland Zionist Council and the Zionist Federation of Australia supported the decision not to disclose McComb's identity, using the case to highlight the growing issue of anti-Zionism being used as a cover for anti-Jewish hatred. Australian Police arrested McComb on August 27 in an area north of Cairns, with the investigation being conducted by a joint hate crime team of Queensland Police and the Australian Federal Police.
The incident comes amid a rise in antisemitic incidents in Queensland, with over 100 reported cases this year, according to Jason Steinberg, president of the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies.
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