Overview

• Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed the visa was revoked hours before Rothman’s flight and imposed a three-year ban on any future applications.
• Rothman has publicly pushed to annex the West Bank and described Gaza’s children as “enemies,” prompting Canberra’s refusal on grounds of preventing divisive rhetoric.
• The Jewish AssJewish Association, which had organised Rothman’s solidarity tour, denounced the last-minute cancellation as spiteful and antisemitic.
• This move follows Australia’s June sanctions on far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for alleged incitement against Palestinians.
• The visa refusal underscores Canberra’s tougher stance on visitors deemed likely to spread division and has heightened strain with elements of Israel’s leadership.