00:00Setting the stage for a standoff.
00:05We are absolutely going ahead with a massive protest.
00:08I would ask them to consider relocating and to continue negotiating with us.
00:13The tensions boiling over ahead of the arrival of Israeli President Isaac Herzog in the wake of the Gaza conflict.
00:20His trip to Sydney has been declared a major event granting police extra powers.
00:26Protesters plan to defy newly imposed protest laws taking to the streets on Monday.
00:32And that is what we were doing in huge numbers here in Sydney and of course in about 30 cities all around the country to say no to Isaac Herzog's visit.
00:41Thousands will gather at Town Hall before marching to State Parliament.
00:45The route is directly in the city's restricted protest zone.
00:49I do have concerns about the size of Town Hall, the possibility of overflow into public areas.
00:55Which could lead to conflict between police and protesters.
00:59Late this afternoon organisers mounted a legal challenge in the Supreme Court against the government's major event declaration.
01:06Clearly not meant to be used to shut down protests.
01:09It's clearly not meant to be used to silence our free speech to criticise a foreign head of state.
01:14The President's come here to mourn and that's very understandable.
01:18It's not, I don't want to see trouble on our streets as a result.
01:22A decision on the court challenge will be handed down tomorrow.
01:26More than 3,000 officers have been deployed for the President's visit.
01:30500 will monitor the rally.
01:32The Israeli President's visit was meant to provide comfort at a time of distress for the Jewish community.
01:38A potential showdown between protesters and police in the heart of Sydney could be divisive.
01:45Paving the way for a tumultuous visit during a time when leaders are urging calm.
01:51Paving the way for a tumultuous visit to the ions.
01:55Paving the way for them for a tumultuous visit.
01:56Now, they're still in the hospital, but the icons are in the eyes of the free speech.
01:58It's a bit of a tumultuous visit here.
02:00There is no doubt about their friends.
02:01Here is a test that had a tumultuous visit and people have engaged with their employees.
02:03And there's a test.
02:04There's an excuse that they're not untouched at the time of distress.
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