by CRYSTAL-ROSE JONES – AN ISLAMIC leader who attended a vigil for Bondi shooting victims last month has called Jews “the greatest enemy of Allah”.
Brisbane imam Uzair Akbar has issued a public apology after posting a video where he called Jews “sinister” and the “greatest enemy of the prophet of Allah”.
- “The prophet of Allah has been so lenient.”
- “But Allah had to expel the Jews from Medina.”
- Mr Akbar acknowledged certain words used in his sermons were inappropriate.
The apology comes after Mr Akbar joined Queensland LNP Premier David Crisafulli at an interfaith vigil at the Holland Park Mosque for the Bondi Beach terror attack in December.
The comments appeared in one of the imam’s YouTube video uploads this month titled: “Are Muslims pushing people away?”
REMOVED
The video has since been removed.
In the recording, Mr Akbar says Jews are the “greatest enemy of the prophet of Allah” and they gave the “hardest time to the prophet of Allah” – noting that, because his remarks were being recorded, he had to “to be very careful”.
“That the prophet of Allah had been so lenient, so accommodating, but had to be expel them from Medina,” he said in reference to a historical event which saw the expulsion of three Jewish tribes from the region.
“Why were they expelled? Because they gave a hard time … they were breaking the contract they were signing … and we can see their sinister ideology, their sinister plotting and planning until today,” he said.
In his apology posted online, Mr Akbar said his sermon was delivered “some time ago”.
“It was delivered within a broader theological and historical discussion,” he said.
“However, I acknowledge that certain words used in that sermon were inappropriate and could reasonably be understood as offensive and hurtful to members of the Jewish community.
“I regret those words and I am sincerely sorry for the hurt they have caused to Jewish people. That was never my intention.”
Mr Akbar said he stood against antisemitism as his faith prevented him from having hate or hostility to others based on identity or religion.
OPPOSITION
The imam said he would reach out to leaders in the Jewish community to “listen, to reaffirm my support and to make clear my opposition to antisemitism.”
An open letter to Premier David Crisafulli penned by Minority Impact director Hava Mandelle, community advocate Daniel Eskin and Queensland University Professor Yoni Nazarathy called for the Premier to take a stand on the comments.
“On December 21, 2025, you stood in Brisbane City Hall and issued a defining statement,” the letter says.
“You rightly identified that ‘it’s the preaching of poison, it’s the war of words,’ that led to the Bondi Beach massacre.
“You made a commitment to Queenslanders that their safety is paramount and that the incubation of hate would not be tolerated under your watch.”
They described the imam’s remarks as “textbook antisemitism” and said Mr Akbar preached hate after claiming to stand against it.
“For the imam to present such a message three weeks after ‘standing in solidarity’ with the Jewish community, is an indication to his community that hate is acceptable,” the letter states.PC
Hate Speech Preachers should be deported, however, Albonese needs their votes and wants Australia to fail as a Democracy.
Disgraceful, Spiteful person.