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Pro-Palestine activists say NSW is using major event powers as a ‘backdoor way’ of banning Herzog protests

todayFebruary 9, 2026

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Palestine Action Group say powers so broad anyone in Sydney CBD or eastern suburbs can be searched – even when Israeli president in Canberra or Melbourne

The New South Wales government handed police sweeping powers for the duration of Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit for the improper purpose of suppressing protests, Palestine Action Group Lawyers have argued in court.

Monday’s urgent hearing in the supreme court came ahead of a planned protest later in the evening where people opposed to Herzog’s visit plan to march from Town Hall to state parliament.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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