Ms Tame led chants of “globalise the intifada” outside Town Hall, where a 6000-strong crowd had gathered to protest the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who, she said, had engaged in “incitement of genocide” and “signed his name on bombs that were used to kill innocent women and children”.
”Intifada” means “shaking off” in Arabic. Often used as an expression of solidarity with Palestinian resistance against Israel, NSW Premier Chris Minns has sought to ban the contentious phrase under his state’s revised hate speech laws, deeming it “violent rhetoric”.
Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie said Ms Tame’s comments have no place in society, suggesting action in response was needed.
“It should be a time of healing in the wake of the Bondi attack, and what we’ve seen on our streets, unfortunately, is reinforcing that global perspective that our country is not safe for Jewish people,” McKenzie told Sunrise this morning.
