US EditionChallenge Set to Protest Ban on Israel Visit
Palestine Action Group is legally challenging NSW police's use of Major Events Act powers to restrict protests during Israeli President Herzog's visit, with 3,000 officers deployed.
- On Sunday, the Palestine Action Group filed urgent proceedings in the NSW Supreme Court seeking the major-event declaration be declared invalid, with an urgent hearing set for Monday at 10am before Justice Robertson Wright as Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrives.
- Premier Chris Minns invoked the Major Events Act, granting NSW Police powers to move people, search entrants, and close locations across Sydney CBD and eastern suburbs to reduce confrontation.
- Organisers say the rally will begin at Sydney Town Hall at 5.30pm followed by a march to NSW Parliament, with as many as 5,000 people expected despite police urging relocation to Hyde Park.
- Authorities will deploy 3,000 officers, including 500 to monitor the rally, and warned of $5,500 fines while urging Sydneysiders to avoid the Sydney CBD on Monday afternoon.
- Having won a major court victory, PAG says a UN commission concluded some of Herzog's remarks could be seen as incitement, which Israel rejects.
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Thousands rally across Australia against Israeli president’s visit
Thousands gathered across Australia on Monday to protest the arrival of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who is on a multi-city trip aimed at expressing solidarity with Australia's Jewish community following the Bondi Beach shooting last year. Demonstrators gather during a protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia, at Flinders Street Station in Melbourne, Australia, February 9, 2026. SOURCE Herzog is visiting Australia t…
The Straits Times
einnews.comPro-Palestine protest planned in Sydney against Israeli President Herzog's visit
SYDNEY, Feb 9 - Pro-Palestine demonstrators plan to rally in Sydney on Monday to protest the visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, as authorities declared his visit a major event and deployed thousands of police to manage the crowds. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Sydney Morning Herald
Police ‘well-prepared’ for Herzog protests, disruptions
Victoria Police say they are prepared for planned protests against Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia on Monday and his arrival in Victoria on Thursday as Premier Jacinta Allan calls for the respectful sharing of views
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