Sydney Outs Itself as Australia’s City of Hate

Sydney is Australia’s City of Hate.

On Monday night, Australia’s biggest city shamed the entire nation, when not only its huge Islamic community erupted into spontaneous celebration of the murder, rape and atrocities of Hamas in Israel — but police stood by and did nothing.

Nothing, that is, except arrest Jews.

While left-wing politicians marched proudly alongside the anti-Semites.

NSW police warned Sydney’s Jewish community to avoid the Opera House on Monday as its sails were lit with the Israeli flag to commemorate those killed and kidnapped by Hamas, after green-lighting a pro-Palestinian march to the site.

Jewish leaders said it was “sad and disturbing” to be told they were not safe in Sydney, as Greens MPs backed Palestinian marchers who said they supported “resistance” against Israel despite the deaths and disappearances of women and children.

All the blue-and-white lights on the Opera House, though, couldn’t hide the river of hate flowing into the harbour like so much effluent.

It was shameful enough to see spontaneous fireworks going off in the Sydney’s Muslim heartland while carloads of jubilant Muslims raced through the streets, cheering and laughing. It was even worse to hear Islamic leaders joyously shouting that they were “elated” by the bloodshed in Israel.

But it’s beyond disgusting to watch police protect the hateful and punish the victims — all with the blessing of political leaders from the left.

At Sydney Town Hall, Mark Spiro was dragged away by police as he held an Israeli flag. He was heard shouting “I did nothing wrong” as he was arrested and removed by officers.

“I was literally at the protest for all of probably three seconds with a rolled up Israeli flag, and next thing I know I’ve got multiple police officers trying to grab the flag off me and then carrying me away from the scene,” Mr Spiro said in an interview with Sky News.

“It was excessive and at the time having both of your arms pinned back for effectively having a rolled up Israeli flag was shocking and confronting.”

NSW police wanted to take Mr Spiro to a police station, but he was allowed to leave after agreeing to leave the city and handing over his flag to police.

“I walked from Town Hall Station across the road with a rolled up flag, next thing I know I have three police officers holding my arms back and trying to confiscate my flag,” Mr Spiro said.

As hateful authoritarians do, these days, NSW police couched their disgraceful actions in the phony language of “safety”.

“Our priority is to ensure that all members of the community feel safe and supported and are free to go about their daily lives.”

Apparently, for large sections of the community, their daily life is open and ebullient anti-Semitism.

Pro-Palestinian protesters, who had marched from Town Hall, threw flares outside the Sydney Opera House and yelled “f..k Israel” and “f..k the Jews” as the sails were lit in blue and white.

A number of police officers guarded the Opera House stairs.

An Israeli flag was burned on the steps of the Opera House in one of the most concerning scenes from Monday night’s pro-Palestine rally […]

“Allahu akbar” was also heard under the sails of the Opera House.

If that wasn’t enough, NSW police made their priorities clear from the start.

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies told members late on Monday that authorities advised them not to go to the Opera House – despite it being lit up in support for Israel – as police allowed Palestinian support marchers to leave the starting point at Town Hall and walk towards the lit-up sails […]

The board have been in contact with NSW police throughout the day and it is understood the new advice came from Assistant Police Commissioner Tony Cooke.

A NSW police spokeswoman said safety was “the first priority”.

And Sydney’s left-wing politicians were right behind them.

The NSW Greens posted on X on Monday afternoon proclaiming their support for the rally.

Also on Monday, Greens MP Jenny Leong, in a response to a post by federal Defence Minister Richard Marles calling the attacks “unprovoked”, criticised him, as well as a decision to light up the Opera House in the Israeli flag […]

Earlier on Monday, NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman condemned the rally in Lakemba – saying it “celebrated barbarity” – and criticised the Greens’ stance.

The Australian

And the NSW Labor government — which depends so heavily on Muslim votes in Western Sydney — and our Sydney-born PM?

The standard, forked-tongue rhetoric. While both claimed to “condemn” the anti-Israel rallies, Albanese in the next breath defended the Jew-haters’ right to protest.

The Premier supported the actions of NSW Police, citing their conduct on Monday night as an “operational decision about the safety of Sydney” […]

Opposition leader Peter Dutton called the Opera House scenes “despicable” and criticised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for failing to stop the protest from taking place […]

Former Australian Ambassador to Israel and former MP Dave Sharma has said last night’s Sydney pro-Palestine protest “indicates a chronic failure or breakdown with the NSW Police”.

The Australian

In Germany, police broke up anti-Israel protests and arrested the Jew-haters. In Australia, police coddled them, and left-wing politicians marched with them.

When Germany is dealing with anti-Semites far better than Sydney, then Sydney needs to hang its head in shame.

They’ve already brought shame on the entire nation.