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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley

Protest at Sydney synagogue wasn’t targeting ‘religious event’ but Israel Defense Forces speaker, court told

A crowd outside the NSW supreme court on Thursday where Labor’s anti-protest laws are being challenged.
A crowd outside the NSW supreme court on Thursday where Labor’s anti-protest laws are being challenged. Photograph: Steven Markham/AAP

A protest outside a Sydney synagogue – which was the “catalyst” for the New South Wales government introducing anti-protest laws designed to curb antisemitism – was targeting an event where a member of the Israel Defense Forces was speaking, a court has been told during a constitutional challenge.

The Palestine Action Group is challenging in the NSW supreme court the Minns Labor government’s controversial laws giving police broad powers to restrict protests.

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