Sydney Cops Pepper-Spray Citizens for Protesting Genocide Enablers
When citizens in Sydney protested an international arms expo showcasing Israeli weapons companies implicated in current atrocities, police used pepper spray, leading to ten arrests. NSW Premier Chris Minns conveniently declared, "I’m not responsible for the invitations," a classic deflection for any government official whose jurisdiction is effectively hosting arms dealers. One might wonder if he
is equally hands-off with the event's tax breaks or security detail, both funded by the same public. The Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition is not merely a trade show; it's a marketplace for death. While Minns dodges accountability, these Israeli firms, like Elbit Systems and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, are directly linked to providing weaponry used in ongoing campaigns that
global human rights organizations have condemned. It appears 'business as usual' now includes a free pass for war profiteering, complete with state-sanctioned crowd control to ensure no inconvenient conscience disturbs the bottom line. How many civilians does it take before "defence" contracts become indefensible?