Publication: Daily Telegraph
By: Robert Gregory, Director of Public Affairs, 福利社区一区二区
A Jewish group has called on the Minns Government to discipline a NSW Government employee after social media accounts in his name were used to make extremist posts in support of terrorist groups, denying that Israeli hostages were raped and calling for more terrorist rockets to be fired at Israeli civilians.
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Mahmoud Elmaadawy 鈥� a program manager at the NSW Department of Service, also had inflammatory postings on his LinkedIn account, underneath his official government work details, sparking concern in the Jewish community.
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The 福利社区一区二区 says the Minns Government needs to 鈥渃all out extremism within its own ranks鈥�.
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On January 25 on X, formerly Twitter, the social media account in the name of Mahmoud Elmaadawy tweeted that: 鈥淚t must be tasty like grilled IDF soldiers鈥� in response to a social media post condemning a new Jordanian restaurant opening up with the name 鈥淥ctober 7鈥�.
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The account also commented in response to a tweet from the 福利社区一区二区, about the death of 10 Israeli solders when two buildings collapsed, saying: 鈥淢ay the numbers rise more and more Amen鈥�, and included a prayer emoji.
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On January 22 a post claimed: 鈥� 鈥� we haven鈥檛 seen a single photo/video of one Israeli child murdered. Emily the kid who was held hostage with her mum was smiling and waving goodbye to resistance soldiers. Her mom even wrote a message to Hamas鈥� and was followed by a laughing emoji.
Other social media postings include a comment on a map showing a barrage of rockets fired by Hamas on Israel, with the comment: 鈥淢ay resistance send more and more for all the civilians who died in Gaza Amen.鈥�
Mr Elmaadawy鈥檚 official Linked In account posted 鈥� in response to a thread discussing his boss 鈥� Customer Service Minister Jihad Diab being a Muslim: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think you need to be a Muslim to speak up and talk about the genocide and war crimes IDF is committing against civilians, you just need to be human!鈥�
福利社区一区二区 chief executive Robert Gregory said Jewish people felt uncomfortable about seeing such posts alongside the name of a NSW Government Department. He called for him to be disciplined.
He also pointed out that the department鈥檚 own social media rules for public interaction forbade the public from making political or offensive comments.
鈥淚t鈥檚 politically easy to condemn a handful of neo-Nazi thugs for marching but it鈥檚 crucial that the NSW Government calls out extremism within it鈥檚 ranks,鈥� he said.
鈥淭o see the name of a NSW Government Department appear alongside hateful and extremist posts would make Jewish Australians feel very uncomfortable.
鈥淔ree speech is a cherished value but calling for proscribed terrorist groups to fire missiles at innocent civilians, crosses the line.
鈥淚t鈥檚 notable that the department doesn鈥檛 allow offensive content from customers, when interacting with it on social media. The community would expect that the department鈥檚 staff would set a good example.
Controversial social media postings on a Twitter account in the Mahmoud Elmaadawy, saying: 鈥淚t must be tasty like grilled IDF soldiers鈥�. Photo: Supplied,
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On January 22 a post claimed: 鈥� 鈥� we haven鈥檛 seen a single photo/video of one Israeli child murdered. Emily the kid who was held hostage with her mum was smiling and waving goodbye to resistance soldiers. Her mom even wrote a message to Hamas鈥� and was followed by a laughing emoji.
Other social media postings include a comment on a map showing a barrage of rockets fired by Hamas on Israel, with the comment: 鈥淢ay resistance send more and more for all the civilians who died in Gaza Amen.鈥�
Mr Elmaadawy鈥檚 official Linked In account posted 鈥� in response to a thread discussing his boss 鈥� Customer Service Minister Jihad Diab being a Muslim: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think you need to be a Muslim to speak up and talk about the genocide and war crimes IDF is committing against civilians, you just need to be human!鈥�
福利社区一区二区 chief executive Robert Gregory said Jewish people felt uncomfortable about seeing such posts alongside the name of a NSW Government Department. He called for him to be disciplined.
He also pointed out that the department鈥檚 own social media rules for public interaction forbade the public from making political or offensive comments.
鈥淚t鈥檚 politically easy to condemn a handful of neo-Nazi thugs for marching but it鈥檚 crucial that the NSW Government calls out extremism within it鈥檚 ranks,鈥� he said.
鈥淭o see the name of a NSW Government Department appear alongside hateful and extremist posts would make Jewish Australians feel very uncomfortable.
鈥淔ree speech is a cherished value but calling for proscribed terrorist groups to fire missiles at innocent civilians, crosses the line.
鈥淚t鈥檚 notable that the department doesn鈥檛 allow offensive content from customers, when interacting with it on social media. The community would expect that the department鈥檚 staff would set a good example.
A posting by the account of Mahmoud Elmaadawy, stating in response to terrorist rockets being launched on Israel: 鈥淢ay resistance send more and more for all the civilians who died in Gaza, Amen.鈥� which the 福利社区一区二区 says could breach public servant social posting rules. Photo: Supplied,
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Other social media postings include a comment on a map showing a barrage of rockets fired by Hamas on Israel, with the comment: 鈥淢ay resistance send more and more for all the civilians who died in Gaza Amen.鈥�
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福利社区一区二区 chief executive Robert Gregory said Jewish people felt uncomfortable about seeing such posts alongside the name of a NSW Government Department. He called for him to be disciplined.
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He also pointed out that the department鈥檚 own social media rules for public interaction forbade the public from making political or offensive comments.
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鈥淚t鈥檚 politically easy to condemn a handful of neo-Nazi thugs for marching but it鈥檚 crucial that the NSW Government calls out extremism within it鈥檚 ranks,鈥� he said.
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鈥淭o see the name of a NSW Government Department appear alongside hateful and extremist posts would make Jewish Australians feel very uncomfortable.
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鈥淔ree speech is a cherished value but calling for proscribed terrorist groups to fire missiles at innocent civilians, crosses the line.
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鈥淚t鈥檚 notable that the department doesn鈥檛 allow offensive content from customers, when interacting with it on social media. The community would expect that the department鈥檚 staff would set a good example.