Hawzah News Agency (Auckland, New Zealand) – "I really want to say one thing today. Do you think this guy was alone…? I want to ask you – where did he get the funding from?" Ahmed Bhamji, chairman of the Mt Roskill Masjid E Umar, said in a speech Saturday in Auckland that was livestreamed on Facebook.

"I stand here and I say I have a very very strong suspicion that there’s some group behind him and I am not afraid to say I feel Mossad is behind this," he said as a person in the audience shouted "It's the truth. Israel is behind this. That’s right!"

Bhamji continued: "And not only them. There are some business houses, also, who are around … you know, Zionist business houses that are behind him."

Bhamji was one of about 30 speakers at a rally for the victims of the mosque attacks that left 50 worshippers dead. The rally was sponsored by a group called Love Aotearoa Hate Racism.

Bhamji defended himself when questioned about his remarks by Newshub.

"Mossad is up to all these things," he said. "When I talk about Mossad, why should the Jews be upset about it? I made a statement, a lot of other people made statements."