Barnaby Joyce, newly aligned with One Nation, has vocally criticized pro-Palestine demonstrators who recently chanted “globalise the intifada,” a phrase now outlawed following the tragic Bondi Beach shooting incident.

At the heart of this controversy, human rights attorney Sarah Saleh spoke to a gathering at Sydney Town Hall on Monday. She denounced the tendency to associate Palestinian supporters with the extremist ideologies, like that of IS, allegedly tied to the December 14 massacre.

In her address, Saleh defiantly declared, “I intend to keep saying ‘Globalise the Intifada’ and ‘Free Palestine,’” drawing enthusiastic applause from those in attendance.

This slogan, advocating for global backing of resistance against Israeli military actions in Palestinian regions, is on the verge of being banned in New South Wales.

NSW Premier Chris Minns recently stated that the chant “encourages violence” and branded it as “hate speech,” announcing plans to prohibit it along with other inflammatory expressions.

Despite the looming ban, protesters remain undeterred, continuing to use the chant, which has sparked criticism from both Joyce and Minns’ administration. Joyce, a former leader of the Nationals, has been particularly vocal in his disapproval of both the protestors and the government’s handling of the situation.

‘They were the Monday evening useful idiots,’ he wrote on Facebook on Monday. 

‘”Globalise the Intifada” encourages violence against Israelis, Jews, and institutions supporting Israel. While the intent of the person saying this phrase may be different, the impact on the Jewish community remains the same.

One Nation recruit Barnaby Joyce is seen speaking at an anti-immigration rally on Sunday

Human rights lawyer Sarah Saleh (pictured) addressed a crowd of dozens at SydneyTown Hall on Monday, condemning those who link advocates for Palestinians to the extremist IS ideology which allegedly inspired the massacre on December 14

‘That does not send the message that the Government has control on the situation when this is happening a short walk from NSW Parliament.

‘I am pretty sure that removing the recreational rights of country people to go shooting is not going to stop these people, which would be seen by many as the implicit support of the theme of the mass murderers of Bondi.’

Aussies questioned why the rally organisers were allowed to keep using the phrase, despite the recently announced laws.

‘I guess the hate speech and inciting violence laws don’t apply to these people,’ one person commented. 

Another asked: ‘How are these protests still allowed to happen?’

Joyce claimed he was heckled as he walked past the protesters. 

‘The later aged group, white with backpack and of course keffiyeh over their shoulders. They were not particularly happy to see me,’ he said.

‘Generic and predictable rude comments came my way as I walked down the street.’

The rally attendees used the chant ‘Globalise the Intifada’ which is due to be banned in NSW after the Bondi Beach terror attack after it was branded ‘hate speech’

The pro-Palestinian movement is distinct from the extremist Islamic ideology which has been associated with the alleged Bondi Beach gunmen. 

The former seeks to call for an independent Palestinian state and an end to what the UN earlier this year reported as genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. 

Monday’s specific rally used the slogan: ‘Genocide is a crime. Protest is not’. 

Meanwhile, the extremist ideology suspected to have inspired the two alleged shooters at Bondi relates to terrorist group Islamic State, which brands all non-followers as apostates and infidels.

The group aims to use terror to impose control and create a pan-Islamic theocracy, ultimately seeking global domination, according to the federal government.

A spokesperson for Minns said the Premier was told the Monday gathering would be a ‘vigil for the death of innocent Jewish Australians’.

‘Yet it has resulted in a violent chant being spread on the streets of Sydney,’ they said.

‘This proves the need for further laws that the government will be introducing to ban this hate speech and calm a combustible situation in our city.

‘Since the terror attack last Sunday, things have changed and we have to change too.’

Joyce also spoke at an anti-immigration rally on Sunday, which drew criticism from police and politicians for being held on a day of mourning after the Bondi massacre.

About 200 protesters, some brandishing Australian flags and others anti-Islam banners, gathered in a central Sydney park exactly one week after 15 people were killed in Australia’s worst mass shooting since 1996.