New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has asked parliament for "extraordinary powers" to ban public protests for up to three months. He made this move following a terror attack at Bondi beach that killed 15 people. Minns linked the attack’s "implications" to recent pro-Palestine rallies. Under the new rules, police could restrict public assemblies anywhere in the state without court approval. Minns said, "These are obviously extraordinary powers – not seen before in any jurisdiction in the country." He added, "When you see people marching and showing violent bloody images, images of death and destruction, it’s unleashing something in our community that the organisers of the protest can’t contain." The proposed law would allow police to declare a "public assembly restriction demonstration" power within 14 days of a terrorism designation. This would give police the authority to prevent assemblies that may "cause fear of harassment, intimidation or violence, or cause a risk to community safety." The government said the law is not aimed at any particular group but opposed the large Sydney Harbour Bridge protest in August, where thousands marched against Gaza killings. Minns’s deputy Penny Sharpe, other state Labor MPs, and federal MP Ed Husic took part in that march. The Bondi attackers, Naveed Akram, 24, and his father Sajid Akram, 50, were "inspired by Isis," police said. Intelligence agencies had monitored Naveed for six months starting in 2019 but found no ongoing threat. Jewish leaders condemned the pro-Palestine protests, linking hate speech to the attack. David Ossip of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies said, "Last night, the intifada was globalised and came to Bondi." However, some Jewish groups supporting pro-Palestine protests criticized using the tragedy to stop peaceful demonstrations. Jesse McNicoll called it "outrageous" to shut down a movement "opposing genocide." The NSW Council for Civil Liberties said the powers were "far too broad" and would not stop antisemitism. The Palestine Action Group said the phrase "globalise the intifada" is about resistance, not antisemitism, and banning it would be like banning support for anti-apartheid in South Africa.