00:00Calls to action now brought into question.
00:07I have extended that declaration for a further 14 days.
00:12The controversial restrictions enacted after the Bondi terror attack give police the power
00:17to refuse authorisation for all public assemblies for up to three months.
00:21Those restrictions primarily impact marching protests.
00:25The extension comes ahead of next week's visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
00:30I also need to consider that there will be a visit by President Herzog between the 9th and 12th.
00:35It is important that I keep the entire community safe.
00:39There's a need to protect both the President, as he is an invited guest to Australia,
00:46but also regular Australians.
00:49The Prime Minister says he's looking forward to the visit by Isaac Herzog,
00:52who'll meet with Jewish families who lost loved ones in the attack on a Hanukkah gathering in December.
00:58But pro-Palestinian groups say his controversial comments about Palestinian civilians
01:03and his role in supporting Israel's devastation of Gaza are legitimate reasons to protest.
01:09He personally has been found by the UN Commission of Inquiry to have incited the commission of genocide.
01:15Israel's President has denied those findings.
01:18Protest groups are planning to march from town hall to state parliament within an area covered by the restrictions.
01:25They say they'll consult with police, but they plan to march regardless.
01:29The Israeli President is expected to arrive in Australia on Sunday.
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