Klemzig, South Australia

Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in article II of the United Nations convention for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide (1948).

— Melanie O'Brien, president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), stated this in a resolution passed by her organization.

The dam has burst in terms of support for Palestine and opposition to this genocide.

— Josh Lees, spokesman for the Palestine Action Group in Sydney, during a speech at a pro-Palestinian protest.

Fifty of our hostages remain in Hamas’s dungeons of torture, being starved to death – being forced to dig their own graves – yet the Australian government has decided now is the right time to reward the monsters of October 7 with recognition of a Palestinian state.

— Sharren Haskel, Israel’s deputy minister of foreign affairs, commented on the Australian government's decision.

if this madness does not end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.

— Anas Al-Sharif’s final social media post

All that matters was that it was a big, beautiful success. A success with cheerful police cooperation and good-natured people motivated by the horror of Israel’s actions in Gaza.

— Bob Carr, former NSW Premier, reflecting on the protest's success and atmosphere.

It would be an incredibly powerful symbol for our most iconic landmark to be the site of a demonstration against starvation in Gaza and in favour of lasting peace.

— Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of Sydney, on the significance of the planned pro-Palestine march.

The situation in Gaza has gone beyond the world’s worst fears.

— Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, in a statement regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.