Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Sydney Police Centre on Tuesday night to protest alleged police brutality and the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog received two very different receptions in Australia on Monday – a warm welcome by a government determined to show solidarity with its grieving Jewish community, and mass protests by activists who consider him a war criminal.

Organisers of Monday’s protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s Australian visit have blamed the NSW Premier and police for it descending into chaos, saying they should have been allowed to march.

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Officials said 27 people were arrested amid protests over the visit by Israel President Isaac Herzog, during which police have been authorized to use rarely invoked powers.

Protesters who gathered on Monday night to oppose Israeli President Isaac Herzog were beaten, pepper-sprayed and arrested by police.

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