Readers offer first-hand accounts of Sydney Harbour Bridge protest

Cathy Law says: “I traveled from Kiama to the protest, forcing the Israeli government to add my voice to stop the killing of innocent people and hunger.

As a retired journalist, I could not wonder how to report on the walk. I have not seen any of the negative events reported by AustraliaSky News, Telegram And Western Australia. If there were Ayatullah and a bloody baby poster, I haven’t seen them. After checking to see how the Hamas flag looks like, I can verify that I didn’t see it during my trip on the bridge in the north and south.

Instead, despite the rain, I saw friendly interactions despite the acceptance of the people who walk with silent determination, foreigners, families, group cheers, bored (but friendly) police and plan change.

There was no lover, panic, chaos.

I wish I only had a photo of my friend’s scene: an old couple sitting on the running board of the vehicle’s car and quietly eating sandwiches. “

Susan Clark writes: “I walked across the Sydney Harbor Bridge, although it was back to the other side, slowly, but without difficulty.

The only time I felt insecure told us about the police to go back to us, people were still coming to the bridge. Two of my friends and I moved sideways and waited until the area was opened to continue to move to the north. We did not have any problems in doing this, and although we saw many, we were not stopped by the police.

The police gave bad instructions about what they wanted us to do. Three text messages open -ended, “Stay still and waiting for the instructions,” he said. But they never came. A circle police helicopter made incomprehensible announcements. People remained incredibly calm, quiet and harmonious.

In the back, it was impossible to know what was on the front, and the waiting times were long – it was two hours since we left the Wynyard station without even close to the bridge. We didn’t reach the first Pilona (Güney) before the first text told us to stop.

Organizers and police go out. Perfect behavior in general. “

Dilhara Gonsalkorale writes as follows: Im I was on the bridge. The police created more confusion than facilitating.

You can imagine Kaos when people who go to the south are still in the opposite direction and oppose the north. A bare conflict – only allow them to pass politely and finally settles on a certain side of the bridge in line with our road rules.

Not only the numbers, but also the people who were there – I was surprised – the elderly in the hiking frames moving at the glacier speed, some of them struggling with the walking cars, and an old woman with an elderly woman who refused to walk further carried three generations of grandchildren to grandchildren. Many participants who help those who require help are thoughtful and polite for everyone. And on the exposed bridge, courage to the elements: wind and rain.

More than 40 years ago, we chose to emigrate to this country. Although we have not achieved complete perfection in every sense, witnessing what I saw yesterday gave me a lot of hope for our future. I am proud of Australia and Australians. “

Richard Baxendale says: “I am almost 80 years old. My wife and I joined the bridge walk. We shared it with young and children. In addition, white Anglos, people of Arabic origin, people of Jewish origin, people of Jewish, the first nations, the Asians and everyone shared with obvious mixtures.

Wet and crowded, but with many smiles. I didn’t see One The sign of anger or discourse is because they had to stand in the rain on the faces of the police, rightly, for a clear purpose.

After the event, I disgust the answers of our Premier [Chris Minns]Police commissioner was supported by the usual suspects-while trying to justify the previous criticism of the march, right-wing news organizations.

After the event, in my memory, Burns, former Middle East-Aussie women carrying both the Palestinian flag and our first nations flag, means apartheid and genocide, in which both countries suffer. “

Vicki White says: Im I protested with my son, I was tired of the inactivity of our leaders who offered us empty concerns about the ongoing genocide in Palestine. We were free to Palestine and shouting loudly against the Israeli War and from time to time.