- Title: Protesters heckle Australia's Albanese over Israel and Gaza stance
- Date: 20th March 2026
- Summary: HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES (MARCH 18, 2026) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) KEN MEDLOCK, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR ENERGY STUDIES AT RICE UNIVERSITY, SAYING: "Well, every year, CERAWeek is, it's sort of like the Super Bowl of energy conferences. You have a lot of leaders across the industry that come together to discuss various issues. Of course, you know, this
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- Keywords: Anthony Albanese Australia Eid Islam Lakemba heckled mosque
- Location: SYDNEY, WHYALLA, AUSTRALIA
- City: SYDNEY, WHYALLA, AUSTRALIA
- Country: Australia
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA002574720032026RP1
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- Story Text: Protesters heckled and booed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday (March 20) during a visit to Australia's largest mosque for Eid al-Fitr prayers, voicing anger over his stance on ally Israel's offensive in Gaza.
Some in Australia's Muslim and Jewish communities are angry over a fine line walked by the centre-left government since the Gaza war began, expressing concern for Palestinians, repeatedly urging a ceasefire, and backing Israel's right to self-defence.
Video images showed protesters interrupting proceedings about 15 minutes after Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke joined worshippers at Lakemba Mosque in western Sydney to mark the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Demonstrators booed, told Albanese and Burke to "Get out!" and called them "genocide supporters," referring to Israel's killing of Palestinians in Gaza, following an attack by Hamas militants in 2023.
Albanese said later that the event was "incredibly positive", saying that the event should be put into perspective as there were only a handful of people heckling in a crowd of 30,000 people.
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