Israeli President Herzog’s visit to Australia: Labor governments embrace mass murder and police state repression
Saturday, February 7, 2026
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog, accused of inciting genocide, is touring Australia as an official guest of the federal Labor government, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong voicing their solidarity with the war criminal.
The visit has been met with mass outrage, with former Human Rights Commissioner Chris Sidoti calling for Herzog's arrest, and a United Nations commission of inquiry finding that Herzog had incited the genocide of Palestinians, including his declaration that there were "no innocent civilians in Gaza".
The Labor government has imposed lockdown-style measures in central Sydney, with 3,500 additional police deployed to enforce a ban on public protests, including a planned march opposing Herzog's visit, in a move that has been described as a form of "martial law" and a massive provocation.
