On Sunday morning, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that American political commentator Candace Owens has been banned from entering Australia, due to her history of antisemitic and other bigoted comments.

Australian Immigration Minister Tony Burke announced that Owens’s visa had been cancelled, barring her from traveling to the land down under for her scheduled tour.

Burke explained: “From downplaying the impact of the Holocaust with comments about [German SS officer Josef] Mengele through to claims that Muslims started slavery, Candace Owens has the capacity to incite discord in almost every direction.”

Additionally, Burke bluntly stated: “Australia’s national interest is best served when Candace Owens is somewhere else.”

Previously in August, Australian Jewish groups had called for Owens to be barred from entering the country. At the time, Burke told the the Sydney Morning Herald “Tickets to these events are selling for $100. I hope she has a good refunds policy.”

VIP tickets to Owens’s tour were selling for $1500.

In August, Owens spoke to Radio 2GB in Australia about the calls to prevent her from entering the country, saying: “I promise you it is not going to harm you to hear different ideas.”

The Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) reacted to the news of Owens’s visa cancellation, saying the decision is a “victory for truth.”

The ADC was joined by Annetta Able, the oldest surviving victim of Dr Josef Mengele, in calling for Owens’s visa cancellation.

{Matzav.com}