Herzog has been invited by the government on the basis of healing wounds after the Bondi attack, but some fear his visit will simply provoke further division
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When the president of Israel, Isaac Herzog, lands in Australia next week, it will be to a warm welcome from the government and the promise of mass protests from demonstrators opposed to his country’s war in Gaza.
Major Jewish organisations and federal and state governments have welcomed Herzog’s visit as “a moment of profound significance”, but other groups, including some Jewish Australian organisations, say the president should be barred from entering the country, alleging he has incited genocide against Palestinians.