Ban on protests outside synagogues and Jewish schools should be considered, Dreyfus tells royal commission

Former attorney general also describes receiving antisemitic abuse, saying he was labelled a ‘genocidal Zionist’

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Former attorney general Mark Dreyfus has called on governments to consider banning protests outside synagogues and Jewish schools, invoking a high court decision allowing restrictions outside abortion clinics.

The federal Labor backbencher has told the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion the laws should be considered in the light of a 2019 high court decision which upheld safe access zone laws in Victoria and Tasmania which prohibit protests within 150 metres of clinics.
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