On Sunday, pro-Palestine protestors rallied outside the National Gallery of Victoria which saw the gallery forced into lockdown.

Spokeswoman with the Free Palestine Coalition Tasnim Sammak joined 3AW Mornings to discuss the reasoning for Sunday’s protest.

“We were outside the NGV because its a public institute that only a few days ago we found out hosted the Israeli ambassador,” Sammak said on 3AW Mornings.

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“It’s not because they’re Australian, but because they are very much a part of the Israeli regime.”

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