At the Australia Day celebration at Yorkeys Knob, I was delighted to have John Hawash come up and introduce himself to me.
John is the Palestinian-born Australian citizen who took offence when Mayor Kevin Byrne dressed up as Yasser Arafat only days after the Palestinian leader died in the Middle East in 2004. At the time John was reported as saying, "I am shocked, especially after the death of Mr Arafat which is a really high concern for the Palestinian and Arabic people".
A Palestinian born Australian citizen, John is a great bloke who runs English St Paint and Panel opposite the Brothers Leagues Club.
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