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NSW Activates Major-Event Powers for Herzog Visit, With Mass Protests Planned

Federal police say the Israeli president has full head-of-state immunity despite fresh calls for his arrest over a UN inquiry’s incitement finding.

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Isaac Herzog
Mourners gather by floral tributes at the Bondi Pavillion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 15, 2025.
Israel's President Isaac Herzog pays his respects before the casket of Israeli hostage Ran Gvili, whose remains were brought back to Israel on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.

Overview

  • Isaac Herzog is due to begin his Australian visit in Sydney on Monday to meet leaders and families affected by the Bondi Beach massacre.
  • NSW has declared the visit a major event, giving police expanded powers to direct movement, restrict access, conduct searches and issue fines of up to $5,500.
  • Authorities plan a large Sydney operation with roughly 3,000 police on duty, including about 500 assigned to the protest, and warn of arrests for breaches of CBD restrictions.
  • Protest organisers from the Palestine Action Group insist they will gather at Town Hall and march to NSW Parliament on an unauthorised route and are launching an urgent Supreme Court challenge to the special powers.
  • The AFP confirms Herzog’s full immunity under Australian law as human-rights groups and some MPs press for investigation or arrest, and a cross-party group of more than a dozen MPs urges police to allow a safe march.