Government urged to deny visa for Palestinian plane hijacker

Liberal MP Julian Leeser has joined calls for the government to deny a Palestinian convicted plane hijacker from coming into Australia. “This should be the easiest decision Andrew Giles ever made because why would we give a visa to somebody who has been a multiple airplane hijacker,” Mr Leeser told Sky News host Sharri Markson. “Who’s coming to Australia to promote a range of views that are well outside the mainstream and may well be inciting behavior here.” Leila Khaled took part in two plane hijackings in the late 1960s and is now set to appear at a socialist conference held in Perth this year. There is a push to deny Ms Khaled an Australian visa due to her actions. In an interview, she said that Hamas were “freedom fighters”.