NSW Police target Sydney home over 'Boycott Israel' sticker
Sydney resident claims police visited his house to warn of 'unacceptable' window display
A Sydney man claims NSW Police visited his house to warn him that a a ‘Boycott Israel’ sticker in his front window was “unacceptable”.
The man, who wishes not to be named, claims that officers presented at his inner Sydney sharehouse on the evening of December 17, 2025 – three days after the Bondi attack.
“They were geared up and ready for a confrontation,” the man told Deepcut. “They said they’d had ‘multiple reports of antisemitic material’ being displayed at our house.”
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Alongside the ‘Boycott Israel’ sticker were signs reading ‘free Palestine’ and ‘land back’. It was the boycott sticker, the resident says, which police claim drew complaints as it depicted a cross through the Israeli flag.
“The cops said [the sticker was] a cross through the Star of David, that it’s unacceptable and it needs to be removed,” he says.
While the officers characterised the sticker as “antisemitic” and demanded it be removed from the window, the man says they conceded that the sticker did not breach any law and were unable to produce a warrant.
The sticker includes a QR code link to Free Palestine Printing, an online store that produces pro-Palestinian clothing, accessories and prints.
The man claims the house has been repeatedly vandalised by people taking exception to the signs in the window, but this was the first time the house attracted police attention.
“Before the police incident, one day I noticed a young couple outside the house talking about what was in the window,” he says.
The man has chosen to remove the sticker for fear of another police visit or harassment from pro-Israel supporters.
“if it were only up to me, I’d leave the sticker up, but my housemates were pretty shaken by the whole thing,” he says.
The police visit comes amid a volatile political climate in Australia following the Bondi attack and the passage of federal hate laws last month that critics say are an assault on democracy and akin to a dictatorship.
“I see incidents like this as part of a broader political climate where our democratic rights to freedom of speech and political expression are being eroded in the aftermath of the Bondi attack. It definitely seems like there’s been a cultural shift in the media and in our halls of power in terms of what they’re willing to do to conflate support for Palestine with terrorism.”
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NSWCCL president Timothy Roberts called the incident “deeply concerning”.
“If NSW Police are using their powers this way they are doing so to suppress political communication and it cannot be tolerated,” he said. “Australia has a proud history of its people calling for and participating in boycotts of nation states and corporations. When we do, we not only hope to change their practices but we signal to our elected officials the standards we hold them to.
“It is imperative that members of the NSW government clarify their rhetoric which has not clearly differentiated between criticism of Israel’s actions and antisemitism – especially if it has contributed to NSW Police being sent to a person’s home to accost them for their political views.”
NSW Police did not respond to questions.
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