Julian Assange Leads 90,000 in Sydney March for Gaza - Redacted

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Tens of thousands marched in Sydney, Australia, calling for an end to the war in Gaza, with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leading the crowd—his first major public appearance since his release from prison in June 2024. He appeared to be in good health (we certainly hope so).

Assange has rarely been seen in public since his release, but the war in Gaza ties directly to the U.S.–Israel militarism he’s warned about for years.

Police estimated that around 90,000 people joined the protest. Authorities described the crowd as “very well behaved,” though at times they were “really concerned about a crowd crush.”

Meanwhile, in New York City’s Times Square, the Israeli embassy ran a digital billboard claiming that reports of starvation in Gaza are “fake news.” Israel asserts there is plenty of food in Gaza—except for the hostages, who they say are being deliberately starved by Hamas.

But Israel has had multiple opportunities to rescue its hostages and declined. Hamas has offered to release all of them—repeatedly. It stands to reason that if Israel is blocking aid to Gaza, everyone suffers: civilians, children, and yes, even the hostages.