Several politicians have condemned scenes outside the Opera House on Monday night, while hundreds gathered in Melbourne to mourn the death of Israelis.
Federal frontbencher Bill Shorten has criticised Monday night's pro-Palestinian Sydney rally, calling out what he described as "anti-Semitic behaviour" as he joined his colleagues in condemning Hamas attacks on Israel. Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters marched on the Sydney Opera House and set off flares while chanting anti-Israeli and anti-Jewish rhetoric as the sails were lit up in the blue and white of the Israeli flag on Monday night.
" Speaking earlier at a rally of about 500 Palestine supporters at the Sydney Town Hall, Palestinian and academic Fahad Ali called on the words of South African apartheid activist Nelson Mandela, saying Palestine had been left with no choice but armed struggle. "The world has done nothing to support us," he said. "Non-violent protest has been criminalised.
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