The demand is growing to bar the Israeli president from entering Australia next month as a coalition of civil society groups lodged a legal complaint urging authorities to deny Isaac Herzog a visa and open a criminal investigation under Australian law, Anadolu reports. The complaint, prepared by a senior counsel, cites publicly documented remarks made by Herzog in his official capacity. READ: Australia cancels visa of Israeli influencer over “spreading hatred”The organizations warned that allowing Herzog to visit could “inflame” social tensions, “undermine” Australia’s hate-speech protections and place communities at risk. Australia’s prominent justice advocates also demanded last Friday that the federal police investigate Herzog for incitement to genocide ahead of his visit to Canberra in February. READ: Legal groups seek Australian probe into Israeli president for incitement to genocide