Police have charged hordes of pro-Palestine activists after they descended across Sydney over the weekend, protesting against an Israeli-owned cargo ship and British author and commentator Douglas Murray.
Charges have been laid against pro-Palestine activists taking part in demonstrations across Sydney over the weekend while Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi slammed police for “intimidating peaceful protest”.
Chants included “free Palestine”, “from the river to the sea” and “ZIM out of Botany, bombs out of Gaza”. "The government is allowing this to happen for only one reason, because they want to stop people from protesting. They want to stop people from standing up to Israel’s genocide.” A NSW Police spokesperson said the crowd was directed to leave the roadway and was given time to do so."All 19 were charged with pedestrian obstruct driver's/other pedestrian's path, fail to comply with move along direction, and remain near or on major facility causing serious disruption, and issued with a Field Court Attendance notice to appear before Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday 8 May 2024.
“Gaza was handed to the Palestinians, they elected Hamas, who – to the great detriment of the Palestinian people – killed their political opponents,” Murray said.
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