CANBERRA

A RIGHTEOUS HATRED of all things salami caused Iranian sponsored attackers to set fire to a Jewish-owned delicatessen, and a synagogue, in Melbourne and Sydney, say Hamas supporters in the land down under.

“Salami is the Great Satan’s meat, it is the oppressor’s staple,” said Kylie from Ballindingdong, whose Palestinian support network, Samah, raises money for groups in Gaza. “This was not an attack on Jews; no, it was an offensive against salami. It is well known that kosher salami is a favorite of the Jewish people, hence the targeting of the synagogue; and what delicatessen worthy the name does not stock salami of some description? So the martyrs who burned these places, they were not anti-semitic, they were just fighting oppression, and doing right’s bidding. Death to salami.”