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Australian authorities, Jews blast police decision to okay neo-Nazi rally against ‘Jewish lobby’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAustralian police are under fire for allowing a neo-Nazi, antisemitic rally to take place yesterday in front of the parliament of the state of New South Wales (NSW).
According to local media, some 60 people took part in the 20-minute rally in central Sydney, during which they waved a banner calling for the “Jewish lobby” to be abolished.
Organizers — a group called “White Australia” — notified police about the protest late last month, and police didn’t object to it, meaning that under local law, the demonstration was deemed authorized, according to public broadcaster ABC.
New footage shows about 70 members of the National Socialist Network protesting outside NSW parliament in Sydney today against the Jewish lobby's influence on Australian politics. pic.twitter.com/FoF4DoFMgW
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Local police chief Mal Lanyon says he will review the decision not to oppose the protest, claiming that due to an internal communication error, he hadn’t known about the matter.
NSW Premier Chris Minns condemned the rally as a “shocking display of hatred and racism and antisemitism,” arguing that it should have been prevented, since “if you give them an inch they’ll take a mile.”
“I want them to be met with a clear and unambiguous message from the government, from political leaders, from civil life, from average New South Wales residents, that we’ve got no interest in neo-Nazis in Sydney.”
Opposition Leader Mark Speakman says the demonstration was “not legitimate free speech but a calculated act of hate,” adding it is a “new low in intimidating and instilling fear in our Jewish community.”
Local Jewish groups have similarly reacted with outrage.
“The chilling images and despicable words of hate which were uttered today should never find a home or be accepted in our society, especially outside the heart of our democracy,” says NSW Jewish Board of Deputies president David Ossip.
Alex Ryvchin, of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, argues that conspiracy theories about Jews controlling politics are “more prevalent now than at any time in the past 80 years.”
“To defeat this, our law enforcement and security agencies need the right legislative tools to monitor and disrupt violent extremists and to prevent them from menacing or physically harming peaceful Australians,” he says.
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