The rally was set to march to the USyd Gaza solidarity encampment, however, protesters were forced to alter their route due to threats of campus bans.
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Besides a few attempts by Zionist supporters to verbally intimidate, there was no escalation. The encampment chanted non-stop until Zionist protestors voluntarily left university grounds soon after.
The march began with a silent procession and then protestors’ voices rang loud and clear through the streets of Sydney’s CBD.
On Sunday April 21, speakers at the Palestine rally demonstrated the importance of our collective and enduring efforts towards Palestinian liberation.
A snap protest outside DFAT offices in Sydney called for the Australian government to cut ties with Israel, comply with the ICJ ruling, and offer consular assistance and visas to Australian citizens in Gaza.
The rally renewed its weekly calls for a permanent ceasefire, to end the occupation of Palestine, and to stop the siege on, and starvation of, Gaza.
“These countries do not suddenly have moral clarity — they are wiping their hands clean of the blood of our martyrs because we have collectively cornered them into doing so.”
At 1:30pm on Sunday 25 February, the Palestinian Action Group (PAG) held their twentieth consecutive protest at Hyde Park, demanding…
Protests in Sydney echo the sentiment of churches in Palestine, declaring that this year is a “silent Christmas”.
The 17th of December saw the tenth week of protests against the ongoing occupation of Palestine and genocide against Gaza in Sydney’s Hyde Park.
