The streets of Sydney, Brisbane and Perth have turned into a sea of green, red, black and white as thousands take part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

A number of speakers addressed the crowd including representatives from the Indigenous and Palestinian communities, Jenny Leong from the Greens NSW and Michelle Berkon from Jews Against the Occupation.

Last Sunday, police considered using extraordinary powers to identify and search attendees at a similar, but static, rally that was attended by thousands of people in Hyde Park.

That gathering — which went ahead without police permission — followed a controversial protest in front of the Sydney Opera House on Monday, October 9, where some people were heard yelling anti-Semitic chants.

Ms Berkon, who was representing two Jewish groups, told the crowd she defied Israel's "exploitation of our history", and that the Palestinian people had "a right to sanctuary in their own home".

"We know that the fermenter of rage in the West Bank is Israel's military occupation, its settlement, checkpoints, illegal war, detention without trial, torture, imprisonment of children, house demolitions, water apartheid, uprooting of olive trees and everyday harassment."

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