Peaceful protests erupt in Sydney as demonstrators share a short message for Anthony Albanese as they call for an end to anti-Semitism
Hundreds of protestors have descended on Sydney to call on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for more action to combat anti-Semitism in Australia.
More than 400 people brandishing the Star of David and placards descended onto Martin Place, in Sydney’s CBD, for the ‘Enough is Enough’ protest.
Attendees heard from a number of speakers at the protest urging Mr Albanese to take on a zero-tolerance approach to anti-Semitic attacks across Australia.
Signs being held by protestors read: ‘Albo the world is watching’, together against hate’ and ‘stop the hate mate’.
One sign labelled Foreign Affairs minister Penny Wong, ‘Penny Wrong’, after her support of a UN motion for a pathway to Palestinian statehood.
The protestors heard from Jewish leaders and politicians who declared recent anti-Semitic attacks had brought Australia was to a ‘tipping point’.
‘Terrorism lives among us and can even impact peaceful societies like ours here in Australia,’ Zionist Council of NSW’s Creative Events and Operations Director, Hagit Ashual, told attendees.
The event follows two such incidents across Australia and was held at the scene of the Lindt Cafe siege which brought Sydney to a halt 10-years-prior.
Hundreds of protestors have gathered in Sydney’s Martin Place to call on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to take more action against Anti-Semitism (pictured)
The ‘Enough is Enough’ event follows two recent anti-Semitic attacks across Australia and was held at the site of the Lindt Cafe siege on the terror attack’s 10th anniversary
Ms Ashual said Australia’s Jewish community has been waiting ’14 months for our government to take action’.
‘We are here to demand that our government take strong measures to stop anti-Semitism and bring back peace to our streets,’ she said.
‘We live in a democratic society, and we cherish that, but I must ask, how is it acceptable that week after week for over a year, aggressive and violent demonstrations have taken over our cities?’
More to come.
