Overview

• The NSW Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on whether to prohibit or authorize Sunday’s pro-Palestine march, with Justice Belinda Rigg set to hand down a ruling at 10am Saturday.
• Organizers from the Palestine Action Group have pledged to press ahead with the Bridge march regardless of the court’s outcome to spotlight mass starvation in Gaza.
• NSW Police and Premier Chris Minns contend that short notice and a potential turnout of up to 50,000 people create unmanageable risks of crowd crush and traffic disruption.
• Five Labor MPs have defied the premier by signing a letter backing the march and have vowed to attend in support of a safe, orderly demonstration.
• Fifty-five unions and human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have urged the government to facilitate the protest under NSW law and international treaty obligations.