Ban on protests outside synagogues and Jewish schools should be considered, Dreyfus tells royal commission
Former Australian Attorney General Mark Dreyfus has suggested that the government should consider implementing protest-free zones around synagogues and Jewish schools. He cited existing legal precedents used for abortion clinics as a potential model to protect the Jewish community from harassment.
Mark Dreyfus told the antisemitism royal commission that restrictions on protests similar to those that apply to abortion clinics may be needed for synagogues and Jewish schools. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP Mark Dreyfus told the antisemitism royal commission that restrictions on protests similar to those that apply to abortion clinics may be needed for synagogues and Jewish schools. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP Royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion Ban on protests outside synagogues and Jewish schools should be considered, Dreyfus tells royal commission Former attorney general also describes receiving antisemitic abuse, saying he was labelled a ‘genocidal Zionist’
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