'Peaceful protest is not a discretionary privilege. It is a democratic right. Curtailing it because it is politically uncomfortable, or because it is conflated with something it is not, sets a dangerous precedent.
... What I do know is that social cohesion does not fracture because people protest. It fractures when people feel punished for participating in democratic life.'
https://archive.md/aq6wB #auspol #Herzog #Gaza #IsraelFascism #NSWFascism
This sounds odd and as though it was concocted after the fact.
'A lack of communication between officers contributed to the violent disruption of a group of Muslim worshippers at a protest against the visit of the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, New South Wales police say.''
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/13/nsw-police-muslim-prayer-sydney-protest-ntwnfb #NSWFascism #Islamophobia #auspol #Herzog