Court Clears Pro-Palestine Rally for Sydney Harbour Bridge

The ruling grants legal protection to protesters against charges such as obstructing traffic or pedestrian pathways.

Pro-Palestine protestors march outside the DNC Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A planned pro-Palestinian protest march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge has been cleared to proceed after the New South Wales (NSW) Supreme Court dismissed a police request to block the rally.

Justice Belinda Rigg ruled on Aug. 2 that anticipated disruption to traffic was not a sufficient reason to prevent the demonstration.