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Luke Costin and Nyk Carnsew

Apology demanded after 'gas the Jews' claim dismissed

Police found no evidence a phrase referencing the Holocaust was used at a rally at the Opera House. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Organisers of a pro-Palestine rally want an apology and widespread retractions after police deemed "gas the Jews" might never have been chorused on the steps of the Sydney Opera House.

Footage of people chanting in the forecourt of Australia's most famous building - including a caption highlighting the slur - drew global outrage and caused a domestic firestorm following the October 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel.

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