‘You've got a two-tier system': Nigel Farage reacts to Harbour Bridge demonstrations
Police estimated 90,000 demonstrators took part in the 'March for Humanity' through the heart of Sydney, which shut down the Harbour Bridge from 11.30am to about 5pm, although it was originally scheduled to end at 4pm.
'What you are seeing in Australia, as we are seeing in London, is the effective surrender to the pro-Palestinian mob,' Mr Farage told Sky News host Paul Murray.
'They are scoring victories across the Western world because governments, police forces, the authorities are frankly now just too scared to stand up to them.'
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