Palestine Action Group argues ongoing killing in Gaza means Sydney march scheduled for Sunday has prerequisite ‘seriousness and urgency’

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The Palestine Action Group has asked a Sydney court to find that Israel is carrying out a genocide in Gaza, as activists push to hold a protected protest at the city’s famous Opera House.

A representative of the group and another from Jews Against Occupation were taking on New South Wales police in the state’s supreme court after the force opposed a proposed march from Hyde Park to the Sydney Opera House on 12 October.