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Palestine supporters target US consulate and Pine Gap

By AAP Newswire

Nov 27, 2023

Police officers work to remove a protester — Protesters have targeted the United States Consulate in Melbourne. -AAP Image

Palestine supporters have staged a demonstration outside the United States Consulate in Melbourne and near Pine Gap defence facility in the Northern Territory.

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The entrance to the consulate's office on St Kilda Road in the Victorian capital was seen splattered with red paint on Monday morning.

Signs reading "stop the genocide", "close Pine Gap" and a Palestinian flag were hung from temporary fencing and placed on the ground. More than a dozen demonstrators attended and some gave speeches.

Protesters are also targeting the Australian-US military facility Pine Gap near Alice Springs, claiming Israeli defence forces rely on information gathered there.

Free Palestine protesters block the road to â€” WACA (@akaWACA) #PineGap joint US AU satellite base in Mparntwe/ Alice Springs.AU & US aid & abet Israeli crimes against Palestinian people using data relayed through Pine Gap. Pine Gap must be closed. #ClosePineGap #StopArmingIsrael pic.twitter.com/Iha0oPUCvN November 26, 2023

Northern Territory police confirmed they had received reports of protest activity at 4.40am on Monday on Hatt Road, about 100m from the Stuart Highway turn-off to Pine Gap.

No one has been arrested and traffic diversions are in place.