Court Blocks Planned Pro-Palestine Protest at Sydney Opera House

The NSW Court of Appeal has upheld a police bid to stop a planned pro-Palestine protest at the famous landmark over ‘crowd crush’ fears.

Palestine supporters rally outside the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 9, 2023. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

A court has dashed the hopes of thousands of Palestinian supporters hoping to assemble at the Sydney Opera House, ruling their assembly unauthorised.

The verdict on Oct. 9, allowing police to move on or arrest those in the forecourt, comes after police challenged the Palestine Action Group’s proposed protest in the NSW Court of Appeal.