Herzog’s four-day trip, ending February 12, 2026, included laying a wreath at the attack site and meeting victims’ families devastated by the loss of two rabbis, a Holocaust survivor, and a 10-year-old girl.
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators clashed with police in Sydney and Melbourne, chanting phrases critics labeled antisemitic, leading to 27 arrests and injuries like 69-year-old Jann Alhafny’s broken vertebrae.
The unrest spotlighted Australia’s divisions over the Israel-Gaza war, with debates on free speech, police tactics, and former Australian of the Year Grace Tame‘s ‘intifada’ chant.
