"Don't let Israel steal the date": Events in memory of the terrorists will take place on 7.10

Australian authorities have approved two pro-Palestinian events on October 7, the third anniversary of the massacre: a rally in memory of martyrs in Wollongong and a protest vigil in Sydney under the slogan "Don't let Israel steal the date." Organizers completely erased the massacre and blamed Israel for the war. The CEO of the Jewish community council harshly criticized the events, and the Premier of New South Wales condemned them but noted that freedom of speech makes it difficult to shut down the protests.

Australian authorities this week approved the holding of two pro-Palestinian events on October 7, the third anniversary of the Hamas massacre. The events include a rally for the "memory of martyrs" on the Wollongong mall and a protest vigil outside Sydney City Hall under the slogan "Don't let Israel steal the date." In social media posts, organizers completely erased the massacre, the hostages, and the murdered, blaming Israel for the outbreak of the war. The CEO of the Jewish community council in New South Wales, Michelle Goldman, compared the events to commemorations of Al-Qaeda on September 11 and called them a "bizarre anti-Israel obsession." The Premier of New South Wales, Chris Minns, described the initiatives as "offensive and indecent" but clarified that Supreme Court rulings on political freedom of speech make it difficult to shut down peaceful protests. Wollongong city councilor Ryan Morris harshly criticized the decision to allow the gathering.