Louis Farrakhan and his entourage applied for visas to visit Australia, according to the country’s Immigration Ministry. Jewish community officials there have decided not to oppose the Nation of Islam leader’s visit, but said they believed that public opinion was overwhelmingly in favor of banning Farrakhan’s entry.
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