Israeli President Isaac Herzog has wrapped up a four-day visit to Australia, where he was met by widespread protests. Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Melbourne today, following protest marches in the capital Canberra and in Sydney. Protester Greg Hunt said Herzog was the wrong person to provide comfort to Australia’s Jewish community, after a pair of gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration last December, killing 15 people. 

Greg Hunt: “I understand the idea of giving comfort to the Israeli people after the atrocity that they suffered at Bondi, but that doesn’t excuse the invitation to someone who, as I’ve got on the sign here, signed a bomb to drop on Gazans. That’s just beyond the pale. Albo should have known better. He really should have.”