Sydney Mayor cancels ‘Globalise the Intifada’ event amid backlash

Subhead:Pressure from community leaders forces Sydney council to scrap controversial forum.# Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has cancelled a controversial forum promoting the phrase “Globalise the Intifada”, citing growing community concern while accusing sections of the media of fuelling division. The event, which had been scheduled for Tuesday evening in a City of Sydney building, was advertised as “why it's right to say: globalise the Intifada”. Its cancellation coincided with the opening day of hearings for the Royal Commission into the Bondi terror attack. Moore “pulled the pin” on the gathering following what were described as “grave concerns” from the Jewish community, alongside mounting criticism from community figures and former prime minister Tony Abbott. According to The Daily Telegraph , the event had aimed to defend the use of the slogan “Globalise the Intifada”, which a NSW parliamentary inquiry has previously recognised as a call to violence against Jewish people. Jewish Board of Deputies president David Ossip supported the council’s decision, calling it “entirely appropriate”. Shopify-embed:7316973256838,7231825510534,7231827312774# “The mayor’s decision is the right one, particularly in light of further inflammatory and dangerous social media activity today from one of the event’s scheduled speakers,” Ossip said.

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