Flares and fireworks were lit in the crowd and thrown onto the forecourt steps of the Opera House, where rows of police officers were monitoring the situation.
Several hundred people have marched on the Sydney Opera House on Monday evening, in protest of the decision to light the sails in the colours of the Israeli flag.Pro-Palestinian speakers addressed the crowd at Town Hall, before marching to the Opera HousePolice said no arrests were made over the setting off of flares at the Opera House
Nonetheless those involved were not deterred and flares and fireworks were lit in the crowd and thrown onto the forecourt steps, where rows of police officers were monitoring the situation. "Whatever people's views are about the history of this conflict, we can never condone the targeting of civilians and the taking of hostages and I'm sure that is something many Australians can agree with," she said.A couple of days ago, a Facebook event for the rally was posted by Palestine Action Group Sydney, titled Rally for a Free Palestine: No war on Gaza.
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