Police use pepper spray at Sydney rally against Isaac Herzog visit with MP alleging officers threw punches

Grace Tame and Lidia Thorpe address crowds in Sydney and Melbourne as NSW Labor backbencher says police reaction ‘totally over-the-top’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police have pepper sprayed protesters at a Sydney rally opposing Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit, with a state Labor MP claiming their actions were “totally over-the-top” and a Greens MP alleging she was assaulted.The brutal and chaotic scenes came after thousands gathered near Sydney’s Town Hall on Monday evening in defiance of a NSW law passed in the wake of the Bondi antisemitic terror attack that effectively bans marches. Continue reading...