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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose

NSW police asked for ‘urgent threat assessment’ after premier’s decision to light Opera House for Israel

Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is lit in the colours of Israel. Beforehand, NSW police were ‘concerned at the impact this might have on our streets and potential further escalation of current tensions’. Photograph: Don Arnold/Getty Images

New South Wales’ highest-ranking police officers were concerned about the impact that lighting the sails of the Opera House in support of Israel would have “on our streets” following the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East.

Police documents – released to state parliament via a parliamentary order – have revealed the force scrambled to pull together a “threat assessment” following the decision by the premier, Chris Minns, to light the sails.

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