Police Find ‘No Evidence’ of Anti-Semitic Chants Used at Sydney Opera House

Published on February 2, 2024

An investigation by Australian police has found no evidence that an “offensive antisemitic phrase” was used during a pro-Palestine rally at the Sydney Opera House on Oct. 9, 2023. According to a widely circulated video of the event, pro-Palestine protesters shouted “gas the Jews” during the rally on Oct. 9. This event occurred two days after terrorist group Hamas launched an attack on Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping hostages, including women and children. But independent forensic analysis of the footage has found “no evidence that this phrase was used,” New South Wales (NSW) police said on Feb. 2. “As a result of that examination, the expert has concluded with overwhelming certainty that the phrase chanted during that protest as recorded on the audio and visual files was “Where’s the Jews?” Not another phrase as otherwise widely reported,” Deputy Commissioner Mal Lanyon said....

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