AdvertisementNationalAntisemitism royal commission Police ‘gave control of CBD’ to Opera House protesters, royal commission hears Patrick Begley August 4, 2026 — 3:30pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. About 700 people attended the October 9 rally marching from Town Hall to the Opera House forecourt, where a number of protesters chanted “Where’s the Jews” and lit flares. Demonstrators at a rally at the Opera House in October 2023. “It was effectively police transferring control of the CBD to the protesters,” Ossip said. That night, the sails of the Opera House were illuminated with the blue and white of the Israeli flag to express condolence for the atrocities carried out in southern Israel two days before.