Pro-Palestine Protesters Arrested for Chanting Banned Phrase

0:00It's April 18th. You're listening to Sydney News today, AI-powered local news. Pro-Palestine protesters in Queensland just got hit with arrests for chanting a band phrase calling for Palestinian land from the river to the sea. Police naped 20 folks on 14 counts of displaying it and 7 for reciting it, even though the crowd faced up to two years in jail. Overall, cops caught the rally peaceful. After this week, a flash mob tested the waters by singing John Farnham's 1988 hit two strong hearts, with lyrics echoing that river. To the sea line, hundreds rocked blonde wigs in 80s gear, belting it out loud, but no arrests went down. Organizes pushback hard, saying politicians and police are bullying artists over classic songwards. Conservative Jewish groups labeled the phrase antisemitic, while supporters see it as fair criticism of Israel, not hate toward Jews. The other band slogan, globalized the intifada, nods to past Palestinian uprisings against

1:01occupation. Queensland dropped a band's back in February, despite civil liberties pushback. We've seen arrests before, like one guy in March for the Chan, and an 18-year-old girl charged over a t-shirt with a printed on. Meanwhile, New South Wales is eyeing a similar crackdown on globalized the intifada after a deadly Bondi shooting at a Hanukkah event killed 15. Their premier is doubling down, calling it straight up hate, as these laws keep spreading across states.