Thousands of pro-Palestine protestors met in Sydney and Melbourne for demonstrations on Sunday. Follow Daily Mail Australia’s live coverage.
Chilling warning delivered to pro-Palestine demonstrators in Sydney
A chilling notice was beamed on a screen ahead of a pro-Palestine rally in Sydney on Sunday – warning demonstrators that flying Hezbollah symbols is regarded as a criminal offence.
Lidia Thorpe makes an appearance at pro-Palestine rally in Melbourne
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe made an appearance as thousands of demonstrators gathered in Melbourne.
Organiser Nasser Mashni addressed demonstrators outside of the State Library.
‘There are a lot of agitators about… Trying to make you say something you might regret that will hurt our movement. Ignore fascists,’ he said.
‘Embrace everything that we are, we are a movement of love. A movement of inclusion. A movement of belonging. If you have any hate here, you don’t belong here.’
Top cop warns arrests will be made for bad behaviour
A top police officer has warned unruly pro-Palestine demonstrators they risk being arrested for bad behaviour.
NSW police minister Yasmin Catley issued the warning on Sunday ahead of planned protests in Sydney.
‘If everybody is doing the right thing, no problem, no problem whatsoever,’ she said.
‘But if you’re not, you can expect to be arrested. It’s as simple as that. There will be no tolerance for misbehavior. There will be no tolerance for racial slurs, zero tolerance from the New South Wales Police.
‘We do not want the war in the Middle East playing out on our streets in Sydney. That anger has no place here.’