British-Israeli Influencer Alleges Labor Government Worked to Block His Entry to Australia

‘The Australian government went to so much effort to stop me getting on that plane and even touching the soil that they called up the UAE’, said Sammy Yahood.Online influencer and martial arts teacher Sammy Yahood was due to visit Australia before his visa was cancelled. Courtesy Sammy Yahood1/27/2026|Updated: 1/27/2026A British-Israeli influencer and martial arts instructor has claimed the Australian government involved the United Arab Emirates to stop him from boarding a flight down under.Sammy Yahood is a well-known commentator with 71,000 followers on Instagram and was due to speak at two Australian synagogues and address some survivors of the Bondi terror attack.Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.Author’s Selected Articles