There was a heavy police presence in central Melbourne to prevent pro-Palestine protesters clashing with Israel supporters outside Parliament House.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators and Israel supporters have faced off in Melbourne’s CBD as police riot squad officers struggled to keep counterprotesters back from the pro-Israel “Stop The Hate, Mate” rally.
Tempers flared and repeated scuffles broke out between activists and public order response officers. Police horses were also used to move protesters back from the barriers erected along Spring Street.People trying to attend the main rally were often surrounded by pro-Palestine protesters as they attempted to make their way through the police line near Little Bourke Street.
Speakers at the Stop The Hate, Mate rally included Caulfield state MP David Southwick and Liberal senator Sarah Henderson, who told the crowd she believed universities should “bring in police” to deal with
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