Overview

• Shamikh and Majed Badra say they were harassed and assaulted on Sunday after boarding a train from Town Hall to Stanmore following a pro-Palestine rally.
• Footage captured by the brothers shows a tirade including demands to remove a keffiyeh and statements such as “we don’t want you in our country,” with the men alleging punches were thrown.
• The train stopped at Macdonaldtown station, where the brothers reported the incident to staff and later provided video to police.
• NSW Police confirm an active investigation and say the offenders have not been identified, with no confirmation of any link to the same-day anti-immigration rallies.
• The brothers, Palestinian-Australian film-makers with relatives killed and under bombardment in Gaza, say the confrontation targeted their identity and left them feeling unsafe on public transport.