在澳大利亚皇家反犹太主义委员会的听证会上，新南威尔士犹太人委员会主席指控警方在10月9日的巴勒斯坦抗议活动中实际上已将悉尼中央商务区的控制权交给了抗议者[1]。约700人参与了从市政厅游行至歌剧院的这场抗议[1]。该主席表示："这实际上是警察将CBD的控制权转移给了抗议者"[1]。
犹太人委员会随后向约10,000个地址的邮件列表发出建议，要求社区成员避开市政厅和歌剧院[1]。对于未能提前通知社区极端分子将在11月于议会外集会的问题，警察代理副专员彼得·麦肯纳表示道歉，并称"这绝对不应该发生"[1]。此外，一名新纳粹分子因在该集会上的演讲内容遭指控煽动种族仇恨[1]。
New South Wales police faced criticism at a royal commission hearing into antisemitism for their handling of a pro-Palestine demonstration in Sydney's central business district.[1] The president of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies alleged that police effectively ceded control of the CBD to protesters during the October 9 rally, which drew approximately 700 participants marching from Town Hall to the Opera House.[1]
In response to the security concerns raised by the Jewish community, police advised residents to avoid the city center during the demonstration.[1] The Jewish Board subsequently issued guidance to roughly 10,000 addresses on its mailing list, cautioning community members to stay away from Town Hall and the Opera House.[1] David Ossip, representing the Jewish Board, stated: "This effectively amounted to police transferring control of the CBD to the protesters."[1]
Acting Deputy Commissioner Peter McKenna acknowledged a significant oversight regarding the failure to notify the Jewish community in advance about a planned gathering of neo-Nazi activists outside Parliament House scheduled for November.[1] "This absolutely should not have happened," McKenna said of the lack of prior warning.[1] One neo-Nazi speaker at that separate assembly faced accusations of inciting racial hatred based on the content of remarks delivered at the event.[1]