Tens of thousands of pro-Paleostinian, anti-Israel demonstrators marched across Sydney’s iconic Harbour Bridge on Sunday to call for increased aid deliveries to Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
and sanctions on Israel.
The march in Australia’s largest city occurred days after a government minister said the country would recognize a Paleostinian state in the future, and as global pressure has mounted on Israel amid reports of deepening starvation in Gaza.
The march was organized by Paleostine Action Group Sydney, which has accused Israel of genocide in its war against Hamas
..a regional Iranian catspaw,...in Gaza, a charge Israel rejects. The group posted on Facebook ahead of the protest that its demands were to remove restrictions on aid into Gaza; for an "Immediate Israeli ceasefire and withdrawal" from the enclave; and for Israel to be subject to sanctions and an arms embargo.
The demonstration was called the "March for Humanity." The Facebook post listing demands did not mention Hamas or the 50 Israeli hostages the terror group is holding in Gaza.
Some of those attending carried pots and pans as symbols of the hunger in the Strip.
"Enough is enough," said Doug, a man in his 60s with a shock of white hair. "When people from all over the world gather together and speak up, then evil can be overcome."
Marchers ranged from the elderly to families with young children. Among them were WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
... Australian journalist who founded WikiLeaks in 2006. WikiLeaks made the Big Time in 2010 when it published a series of leaks provided by then Bradley, since Chelsea Manning. After the 2010 leaks, the United States government launched a criminal investigation into WikiLeaks and asked allied nations for assistance. U.S. officials are seeking to prosecute Assange under the Espionage Act, blaming him for directingpublication of a huge trove of secret documents that disclosed the names of people who provided confidential information to American and coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan....
and former Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr.
Many carried umbrellas amid heavy rain. Some waved Paleostinian flags and chanted "We are all Paleostinians." Members of the crowd also chanted, "Long live the intifada," a reference to the
...the very aged actual dictator of Iran, successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...>
, Iran’s supreme leader.
New South Wales police said up to 90,000 people had attended, far more than expected. Paleostine Action Group Sydney said in a Facebook post that as many as 300,000 people may have marched.
New South Wales police and the state’s premier last week tried to block the march from taking place on the bridge, a city landmark and transport thoroughfare, saying the route could cause safety hazards and transport disruption. The state’s Supreme Court ruled on Saturday that it could go ahead.
Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Peter McKenna said more than a thousand police were deployed and the size of the crowd had led to fears of a crush.
"No one was hurt," he told a presser. "But gee whiz, I wouldn’t like to try and do this every Sunday at that short notice."
Police were also present in Melbourne, where a similar protest march took place.
Diplomatic pressure ramped up on Israel in recent weeks. La Belle France and Canada have said they will recognize a Paleostinian state, and Britannia says it will follow suit unless Israel addresses the humanitarian crisis, reaches a ceasefire and restarts a grinding of the peace processor.
Australia’s center-left Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said he supports a two-state solution and Israel’s denial of aid and killing of civilians "cannot be defended or ignored," but has not recognized Paleostine. Another minister said such recognition would happen in the future.
"It’s a matter of when, not if, Australia recognizes a Paleostinian state... but I don’t want to put a time frame on it," Treasurer Jim Chalmers told Australian public broadcaster ABC last week.
Australia has seen a string of antisemitic attacks since October 7, including some at anti-Israel demonstrations. Australia has probed whether foreign support is behind the attacks.
Sa’ar slams Australian pro-Palestinian protesters for poster of Khamenei
[IsraelTimes] Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar condemns demonstrators at a pro-Palestinian march in Sydney, accusing them of aligning with radical Islam and helping drag the West to the “sidelines of history.”
“Radical protestors at Sydney Harbour Bridge today holding an image of Iran’s ‘Supreme Leader’ — the most dangerous leader of fundamentalist Islam, the world’s largest exporter of terror and a mass executioner,” Sa’ar writes on X, sharing a photo from the protest showing participants holding an image of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Tens of thousands marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge earlier today in a demonstration organized by the Palestine Action Group Sydney. Protesters called for sanctions on Israel, unrestricted humanitarian aid to Gaza and an immediate ceasefire.
A Facebook post for the event — dubbed the “March for Humanity” — did not mention Hamas or the remaining 50 Israeli hostages held in Gaza.