“Given her criminal background and current associations,her appearance,actual or virtual,would be likely to have the effect of inciting,promoting or advocating terrorism to an Australian audience,to aggravate current social divisions and thus cause damage to social cohesion.”

A government spokeswoman said it was aware of the case and said the laws against advocating terrorism could apply even if an individual appeared online rather than in person. They also noted laws passed last month that made it a criminal offence to glorify terrorism.

“The Migration Act is clear. All people applying for visas,no matter where they’re from,are required to undergo security checks – as has been the case under all governments. The government is unable to comment on individual cases.”

In an interview with Green Left earlier this month,Khaled praised the large crowds at pro-Palestine protests in Australian cities and said armed struggle was a legitimate form of resistance against the Israeli occupation of Gaza.

Since Hamas’ incursion into Israel,which led to the death of about 1200 Israelis,the Netanyahu government has attractedgrowing international condemnation for its military action,which has led to the death of nearly 30,000 Gazans.

“The freedom fighters did not attack ordinary people[on October 7],they attacked the military settlements. But when the borders were open,some other people took civilians,” she said in the interview.

Israel declared war after the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel,in which militants killed about 1200 people,mostly civilians,and took about 250 hostages. More than 100 hostages were released in a ceasefire deal in November. More than 130 remain in captivity,a quarter of them are believed to be dead.

In the interview,Khaled disputed the events of the October 7 attack and said civilian hostages had been treated “very kindly”.

“Neither Israel nor the Western media could prove that there were massacres. The civilian hostages[who were released in one of the deals negotiated] said they were dealt with very kindly,” she said.

“So why are they speaking like this about massacres? Just to say that the freedom fighters are terrorists.

“So they made lies because they did not have any evidence. Even when[US President Joe] Biden showed some pictures,CNN said that he did not have evidence that this was what happened on October 7.”

Opposition home affairs spokesman James Paterson said Labor should make it clear Khaled would not receive a visa.

“Australians,particularly the Jewish community,should not have to anxiously wait to see whether or not the Albanese government will allow a convicted plane hijacker and terrorist organisation member to visit our country in June,” he said.

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