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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani

‘My heart is chanting’: Palestinian voices ring out at largest anti-war rallies in Australia since Iraq war

Assala Sayara stands in her living room in her home in Bankstown in south-west Sydney. Sayara has been leading protests in support of Palestine.
Assala Sayara stands in her living room in her home in Bankstown in south-west Sydney. Sayara has been leading protests in support of Palestine. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian

Assala Sayara’s voice rings out over Hyde Park in Sydney, clear as a bell.

“This is my favourite chant,” she says into the mic. “Follow along. Gaza, Gaza, don’t you cry, Palestine will never die!”

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