The Australian state where Bondi Beach is located was set on Tuesday to approve sweeping laws banning terror symbols, giving authorities the power to bar protests, and cracking down on guns, after last week’s deadly terror shooting there targeting a Jewish event.

A father and son who police say affiliated with the Islamic State are accused of targeting a Hanukkah event at Bondi on December 14, killing 15 people in what authorities have called an antisemitic terrorist attack. It was the deadliest attack on Diaspora Jews in decades and came after years of rising reports of antisemitism in Australia.

Facing growing political pressure over the attack, state and federal governments in Australia have focused on laws limiting both hate speech and gun ownership.

Now, the government of the state of New South Wales has recalled its parliament to introduce what it called the “toughest firearm reforms in the country.” The new rules will cap the number of guns an individual can own to four, or 10 for exempted individuals, such as farmers.

The legislation will also ban the display of “terrorist symbols,” including the flag of ISIS, which was found in a car linked to the shooters.

And it will give authorities power to prohibit protests for up to three months following a terrorist incident. Days ago, the BBC reported that New South Wales was also looking to prohibit the slogan “Globalize the intifada,” a frequent chant at pro-Palestinian rallies seen by many Jews as a call for antisemitic........

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