Protests are planned in 24 cities across the country, including the capital, Canberra, Sydney, Perth and Melbourne on Feb. 9 against Herzog’s visit, according to Australian journalist Peter Cronau.
“It is completely legal to attend this mass, peaceful gathering in opposition to an ongoing genocide”, said organizers, according to a post by Cronau on US social media company X.
Labor lawmakers in the Sutherland Branch have “unanimously” demanded Australian Federal Police investigate Herzog for “alleged incitement of genocide”, the Labor Friends of Palestine New South Wales wrote on X.
Labor lawmaker Ed Husic also voiced his opposition to Herzog’s visit in an interview with ABC.
He said he was “very uncomfortable” with the idea of the visit because he was “concerned that a figure like that doesn’t necessarily enhance social cohesion”.
