Tame leads hateful protests
Inside, songs of peace. Outside, chants to “globalise the intifada” as Grace Tame led protests against Herzog.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit and has called for calm after hateful protests took place while the Jewish community gathered to mourn the victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack.
Extraordinary security measures were taken to allow the community to come together for “An Evening of Light and Solidarity” with President Herzog and his wife Michal providing comfort and support.
But while the community sang songs of peace and hope inside the venue, outside on nearby streets former Australian of the Year Grace Tame led chants of “from Gadigal to Gaza, globalise the intifada” at a rally against President Herzog’s visit.
NSW Premier Chris Minns, who attended the Jewish community event, said the chants created “a distressing scene”.
“In the circumstances where six weeks ago we lost 15 members of the Jewish community to a hate crime, a violent terrorist uprising, that’s what the consequences of ‘globalise the intifada’ mean, a violent uprising in Sydney’s streets,” Minns said.
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