Following the Hamas attack on Israel, the world showed support and support for the Israeli people affected by the fundamentalist group’s violence in Gaza. Even in Sydney, Australia, the iconic monument of the metropolis, the Sydney Opera House, was painted in blue and white, the colors of the Israeli flag.
The show of solidarity did not please the pro-Palestinian group of about a thousand people, who decided to protest the decision at the Sydney Opera House on the evening of 9 October. But judging by the videos circulating on the Internet, the pro-Palestinian group’s protests took on anti-Semitic and violent tones: as can be seen from the videos, several people shouted racist and anti-Semitic slogans with clear words such as “gas the Jews” and “fan*** or Israel” .
The response from Australian officials was immediate. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Secretary Penny Wong condemned the actions of pro-Palestinian protesters who gathered outside the city’s iconic theatre.
“There is no place for antisemitism, prejudice or hatred of any kind in Australia and we must all stand against the antisemitic language that some unfortunately use, just as we must stand up against all prejudice,” Minister Wong told ABC Radio. National.
Today, the New South Wales state police said at a press conference that they were working to examine the protest footage and thus identify those responsible for the anti-Semitic chants.
Palestine Action Group Sydney, which organized the protest, called for the right to protest against “apartheid” in Israel, but condemned the action of “despicable anti-Simite participants” who had no place in their movement.
Source: Today IT

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