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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Antoun Issa

Afternoon Update: expert finds no evidence of ‘gas the Jews’ chant at rally; two killed by Sydney freight train; and Amazon profits surge

A pro-Palestinian rally outside the Sydney Opera House on 9 October last year.
A pro-Palestinian rally outside the Sydney Opera House on 9 October last year. Photograph: Reuters

Good afternoon. New South Wales police say an independent investigation found no evidence pro-Palestine protesters used the offensive phrase “gas the Jews” during a march near the Sydney Opera House two days after the 7 October attacks on Israel.

Initial reports of the chant were widely reported around the world and condemned by local politicians, but police say an independent expert who examined a number of audio and visual files found with “overwhelming certainty” that the words used were “where’s the Jews?”.

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