Australian state weighs ban on 'globalize the intifada' chants, masked protesters in wake of Hanukkah attack

The Australian authorities of New South Wales (NSW) is proposing a prohibition connected chants of the operation "globalize the intifada," which galore see to beryllium an antisemitic telephone for unit against Jews. 

This comes little than 1 week aft a deadly wide shooting during a Hanukkah solemnisation astatine Bondi Beach that killed astatine slightest 15 people.

NSW Premier Chris Minns said that with the ban, constabulary would beryllium fixed much powers to request that protesters region look coverings during demonstrations, according to The Associated Press.

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Rabbi Yossi Friedman leads a tribute for the victims of a wide shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah solemnisation astatine Bondi Beach connected Dec. 14, successful Sydney, Australia, Dec. 20, 2025. (Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)

"Hate code oregon incitement of hatred has nary spot successful our society," Minns said Saturday, the AP reported.

"Horrific, caller events person shown that the chant ‘globalize the intifada’ is hatred code and encourages unit successful our community," Minns told reporters. "You’re moving a precise risky racket if you’re reasoning of utilizing that phrase."

The projected prohibition would besides prohibit nationalist displays of ISIS flags oregon extremist symbols. Offenses could beryllium punishable by up to 2 years successful situation and tin see fines, according to the AP.

Police inspect astatine the country of a shooting astatine Bondi Beach successful Sydney connected December 15, 2025. (David Gray/AFP via Getty Images)

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday that quality further confirmed that the Bondi Beach shooting was inspired by ISIS.

"We’ve been informed that the Office of National Intelligence has identified a regular online video provender from ISIS that reinforces that this was an ISIS-inspired attack," Albanese told reporters, according to the Times of Israel. He besides announced a weapon buyback program and a "day of reflection" pursuing the deadly attack.

The announcement of NSW's projected prohibition comes aft Albanese pledged to present measures to curb radicalization and hate, including broadening the explanation of hatred code offenses.

A pistillate kneels and prays astatine a angiosperm memorial to shooting victims extracurricular the Bondi Pavilion astatine Sydney's Bondi Beach, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, a time aft a shooting. (Mark Baker/AP Photo)

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Australia had faced rising antisemitism anterior to the onslaught astatine Bondi Beach, with a fig of incidents occurring aft Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks against Israel.

Rabbi Eli Schlanger, a salient subordinate of the Jewish assemblage who was killed successful the Bondi Beach attack, wrote a missive to Albanese astir his concerns regarding rising antisemitism. Schlanger implored the premier curate "not to betray the Jewish people."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.