1 1 , ▁Q ▁Society ▁circul ated ▁the ▁pet ition ▁object ing ▁to ▁a ▁Muslim ▁prayer ▁group ▁in ▁St ▁K ilda , ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Melbourne . ▁Several ▁Jewish ▁community ▁leaders ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁opposed ▁the ▁pet ition . ▁Deb or ah ▁Stone ▁of ▁the ▁B ' na i ▁B ' r ith ▁Anti - Def am ation ▁Commission ▁( AD C ), ▁which ▁act ively ▁coun ters ▁pre jud ice ▁against ▁Jews ▁( including ▁from ▁fundamental ist ▁Muslim s ), ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁fear s ▁of ▁the ▁Q ▁Society ▁were ▁greatly ▁ex agger ated : ▁" Ass uming ▁Muslim s ▁are ▁terror ists ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁expecting ▁that ▁It ali ans ▁running ▁a ▁restaurant ▁will ▁be ▁using ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁M af ia ▁hide out , ▁or ▁that ▁the ▁local ▁Catholic ▁school ▁is ▁shelter ing ▁a ▁pa ed oph ile ▁priest ." ▁The ▁Port ▁Phill ip ▁Council ▁has ▁strongly ▁supported ▁social ▁divers ity ▁and ▁mult icult ural ism , ▁and ▁the ▁Muslim ▁prayer ▁group ▁had ▁not ▁caused ▁concern ▁until ▁the ▁Q ▁Society ▁interven ed . ▁The ▁council ▁later ▁approved ▁its ▁own ▁re vised ▁planning ▁proposal . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁following ▁the ▁groups ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Vo ices ▁of ▁B end igo ▁and ▁Stop ▁the ▁Mos ques ▁B end igo ▁protest s . ▁State ▁MP ▁Jac inta ▁All an ▁described ▁the ▁group ' s ▁actions ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁divide ▁the ▁community , ▁stating ▁that ▁" B end igo ▁has ▁a ▁proud ▁history ▁of ▁toler ance