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In UK and Australia, lawmakers are trying to curb protests outside of synagogues

JL;DR SUMMARY Lawmakers in the UK and Australia are advancing measures to limit protests outside synagogues, aiming to balance the right to protest with the right to worship without fear. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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England, United Kingdom
"The British government is pushing to let police block protests in front of places of worship, following a similar move earlier this year by Australian lawmakers."
London, England, United Kingdom
"The initiative comes after organizers of a pro-Palestinian protest planned in January for a Saturday in London fought police orders to move away from a synagogue."
New South Wales, Australia
"Similar restrictions also came to New South Wales, an Australian state, last month with the passage of a suite of laws."
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
"A synagogue in Melbourne, located in another Australian state, was ordered to evacuate by police amid concerns over a nearby pro-Palestinian demonstration in 2023."

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