Overview
- At a Monday rally at Sydney Town Hall opposing Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit, Grace Tame led the crowd in chanting "from Gadigal to Gaza, globalise the intifada" and accused him of inciting genocide, claims he has previously denied.
- Veteran MP Barnaby Joyce said Tame should be stripped of her 2021 Australian of the Year honour, arguing her words promote division and could encourage violence.
- NSW Premier Chris Minns called the chant "terrible" and a distressing scene for the Jewish community, saying it evokes a violent uprising and referencing a deadly attack on community members six weeks earlier.
- The phrase is widely viewed as a call to violence, it is already banned in Queensland, and the NSW government has been considering outlawing it under revised hate‑speech laws.
- Cabinet minister Tanya Plibersek labelled the slogan damaging and at odds with support for a two‑state solution, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged against political point‑scoring, and Muslim leaders said focus should shift to alleged police violence recorded at the protest.