NSW Police will lodge a challenge in the Supreme Court to stop a pro-Palestine march planned for the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House on October 12, insisting the force’s opposition was based on a potential “crowd crush” and was not related to past events.

Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna said the Palestine Action Group was still considering suggestions from the police for different routes for the march, but it was his view that it would not be safe to have thousands of protesters descending on the Opera House forecourt.

“We understand that this is a significant anniversary for probably both sides [and] there’s heightened public emotions around this, we understand, and we’re not anti-protest,” he said,

“We facilitate thousands of protests, and in fact, with this particular group,

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