The event was widely criticized, and an investigation has been launched by New South Wales (NSW) police to determine whether the actions of those in attendance violated the law.
Throughout the evening, demonstrators shouted "Allahu akbar" and held anti-Israel signs. The rally went on for hours before authorities finally stepped in and attempted to dispel the crowds via the use of flares and other deterrents. At that point, a significant number of attendees began chanting, "Gas the Jews!"
They encored that performance with chants of "F*ck the Jews," before launching into another round of calls for genocide.
In an interview with Sky News following the event, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed his sorrow that such chants had been uttered on Australian soil.
"I've now seen the images just recently and they're horrific quite clearly," he said, highlighting the many "anti-Semitic and just appalling" things being said by those in attendance.
"We are a tolerant, multicultural nation," he continued. "I understand that people have deep views about issues relating to the Middle East conflict but here in Australia we have to deal with political discourse in a respectful way and I certainly didn’t see that."
Albanese remained steadfast in his belief that the event should not have been allowed to take place.
According to the Guardian, NSW premier Chris Minns announced that police are now looking through the footage to identify those who shouted the "abhorrent" messages and that anyone who took part in "racial vilification or incitement of hatred or incitement of violence" will be charged.
"To have some people celebrate atrocious indiscriminate killing and kidnapping in Israel is appalling," Minns said, calling Monday night's event "the opposite of the dynamic multicultural community we want in NSW and Australia."
"Racial epithets were thrown at the Jewish community by the mere fact that they were members of the Jewish community which is shocking and abusive and potentially a crime," he added.
