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Royal Commission Finds No Evidence of “Gas the Jews” Chant

8/4/2026

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At the Royal Commission, David Ossip said police handed control of Sydney’s CBD to pro-Palestinian protesters on 9 Oct 2023, and 700 demonstrators marched from Town Hall to the Opera House chanting “Where’s the Jews.”
Commissioner Peter McKenna said police kept the protest under control and later apologized for not warning Jews about a neo-Nazi rally in November 2025.
A forensic review of roughly 200 hours of CCTV found no evidence of a “gas the Jews” chant.

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At the Royal Commission, David Ossip said police handed control of Sydney’s CBD to pro-Palestinian protesters on 9 Oct 2023, and 700 demonstrators marched from Town Hall to the Opera House chanting “Where’s the Jews.”
Commissioner Peter McKenna said police kept the protest under control and later apologized for not warning Jews about a neo-Nazi rally in November 2025.
A forensic review of roughly 200 hours of CCTV found no evidence of a “gas the Jews” chant.