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Fears of Protests, Antisemitic Threats Puts Global Hockey Championship on Ice

Ice Hockey Australia has decided not to go ahead with an international championship in Melbourne after discussions with police.
Fears of Protests, Antisemitic Threats Puts Global Hockey Championship on Ice
A hockey puck on the ice is shown during NHL action at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada, on Feb. 8, 2020. Rich Lam/Getty Images
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
1/7/2025|Updated: 1/7/2025
Just months after the threat of pro-Palestinian protests caused the shutdown of Myer’s annual Christmas window unveiling in Melbourne, another major event has been put on ice.

In October, Australia’s local organising body announced the International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s Division IIA World Championships would be held on “home ice.”

Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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