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An urgent legal challenge to sweeping powers given to NSW Police by the state government for Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia is under way in the Supreme Court.The NSW government quietly declared Herzog’s visit a major event on Friday under legislation typically used to manage crowds at sporting events. The declaration was announced on Saturday.Palestine Action Group organiser Josh Lees arrives at the Supreme Court ahead of an eleventh hour legal challenge against protest restrictions.Peter RaeIt triggered wide-ranging powers for NSW Police, including to shut down parts of the “major events area” in the Sydney CBD and eastern…

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