Police have removed a woman from a memorial vigil for the Bondi Beach terror attack after she launched into a pro-Palestine protest and made anti-Israel comments
As officers escorted her away, she shouted accusations that others were politicizing the tragedy and demanded Israeli flags be taken down.
The protester, who was wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf, was heckled by hundreds in the crowd, with chants of 'get her out.'
She later told the media that she was Jewish and believed she had a right to protest at the vigil.
'I came here today because I'm a Jewish person. My family was murdered in the Holocaust... This community has politicized this tragedy,' she said.
Governor-General Sam Mostyn called the woman's intervention 'incredibly disrespectful'.
'It was a disgrace and I know the community here reacted how they should.'
One mourner told Daily Mail: 'This was meant to be a quiet moment of reflection, people were grieving, and suddenly it just descended into chaos.’
The vigil drew many from the Jewish community following a deadly attack where two gunmen killed 16 people at a Hanukkah event being held at the beach.
Two heavily armed men, allegedly Naveed Akram, 24, and his 50-year-old father Sajid Akram stood on a pedestrian footbridge and opened fire with military-grade weapons into the crowds of locals, holidaymakers and families.
So far 16 people have died, including alleged gunman Sajid Akram, while a further 42 people, including four children, were taken to hospital.
Police confirmed 14 people had died at the scene, while two others died overnight in hospital, with the victims ranging in age between 10 and 87 years old.
As of Monday, there were five people in critical condition, including two police officers - a constable and a probationary constable who was repeatedly shot in the face.
Naveed Akram is in hospital under police guard after being shot by police.
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