Every week since Hamas attacked Israel, igniting the past 12 months of war. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators have marched through Sydney's CBD. “This will be week 52, so we're well-rehearsed." The waving of flags of the proscribed terrorist group Hezbollah at last week's protest. Following the killing of its leader Hassan Nasrallah prompted police to seek a court order prohibiting this week's assembly. But they withdrew their action late yesterday, after police and organisers agreed on a number of conditions. These include telling attendees not to bring flags with illegal symbols having one marshal per one hundred people and moving the protest from Town Hall to Hyde Park. The initial route went past the Great Synagogue, but will now avoid it. "The organisers reluctantly agreed to move the route." "Just to be clear the march route we proposed in court yesterday actually came from the NSW Police." But no deal was struck. for the assembly on Monday. "The vigil on Monday is a candlelight vigil." "It's hugely insensitive at best, to hold a planned vigil or rally on that day." "Think about whether your cause is being advanced or set back." The fact that Monday's vigil at Town Hall is not an authorised event doesn't make it illegal, in New South Wales, there is a lawful right to protest. But it does mean attendees won't be protected from arrest when it comes to offences such as blocking a road. "There'll be an overwhelming police response on both Sunday and Monday in particular." Activists have accused the government of heavy-handed policing and the premier of picking sides. "It's very clear that in the eyes of the Premier Jewish lives are more important than Arab lives." Police have authorised a pro-Palestinian protest on Monday in Lakemba, while Jewish commemorations are planned in the city's east. "Social cohesion is important and conflict overseas doesn't need to be played out on our streets." A call for calm, ahead of a day of strong emotions on both sides.
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00:00Every week since Hamas attacked Israel, igniting the past 12 months of war, pro-Palestinian
00:07demonstrators have marched through Sydney's CBD.
00:10This will be week 52, so we're well rehearsed.
00:13The waving of flags of the prescribed terrorist group Hezbollah at last week's protest following
00:18the killing of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, prompted police to seek a court order prohibiting
00:23this week's assembly.
00:25But they withdrew their action late yesterday, after police and organisers agreed on a number
00:29of conditions.
00:30These include telling attendees not to bring flags with illegal symbols, having one marshal
00:35per 100 people, and moving the protest from Town Hall to Hyde Park.
00:40The initial route went past the Great Synagogue, but will now avoid it.
00:44The organisers reluctantly agreed to move the route.
00:47Just to be clear, the march route that we proposed in the court yesterday actually came
00:52from the NSW Police.
00:54But no deal was struck for the assembly on Monday.
00:57The vigil on Monday is a candlelight vigil.
01:00But it's hugely insensitive at best to hold a planned vigil or rally on that day.
01:06Think about whether your cause is being advanced or set back.
01:09The fact that Monday's vigil here at Town Hall isn't an authorised event doesn't mean
01:14it's illegal.
01:15Here in NSW there is a lawful right to protest, but it does mean attendees won't be protected
01:20from arrest when it comes to some offences, such as blocking a road.
01:24There'll be an overwhelming police response on both Sunday and Monday in particular.
01:28Activists have accused the government of heavy-handed policing and the Premier of picking sides.
01:34It's very clear that in the eyes of the Premier, Jewish lives are more important than Arab
01:38lives.
01:39Police have authorised a pro-Palestinian protest on Monday in Lakemba, while Jewish commemorations
01:44are planned in the city's east.
01:46Social cohesion is important and conflict overseas doesn't need to be played out on
01:52our streets.
01:53It's a call for calm ahead of a day of strong emotions on both sides.