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Commission Probes Antisemitic Rally After Police Warning Failure

8/6/2026

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David Ossip told the commission police warned Jews to avoid Sydney’s CBD during the October 9, 2023 rally.
He said about 700 protesters marched, chanting anti-Jewish slogans and lighting flares, causing deep psychological harm.
Commissioner Peter McKenna called the lack of warning for the November 8, 2025 rally a “human error.”
Commissioner Virginia Bell said counsel Ragni Mathur received abusive Islamophobic emails and that the commission will hear antisemitism evidence until August 14, 2026.

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David Ossip told the commission police warned Jews to avoid Sydney’s CBD during the October 9, 2023 rally.
He said about 700 protesters marched, chanting anti-Jewish slogans and lighting flares, causing deep psychological harm.
Commissioner Peter McKenna called the lack of warning for the November 8, 2025 rally a “human error.”
Commissioner Virginia Bell said counsel Ragni Mathur received abusive Islamophobic emails and that the commission will hear antisemitism evidence until August 14, 2026.