Thousands protest over Herzog’s visit to Australia

SYDNEY: Sydney police used pepper spray on protesters on Monday as a rally against a visit to Australia by Israel’s President Isaac Herzog turned violent. The head of state’s tightly secured, four-day visit was aimed at consoling Australia’s Jewish community in the wake of the December shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah festival. But he was met with protests in Australia’s two largest cities on Monday evening, with a Sydney rally turning violent as police hit protesters and members of the media, including AFP, with pepper spray.

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