The chair of a New South Wales parliamentary inquiry will recommend banning the phrase "globalise the intifada." The inquiry is looking at slogans that might incite hatred. This comes after the Bondi beach terror attack in December. Labor MP Edmond Atalla, who leads the inquiry, said banning this phrase is "not unreasonable." He added, "I have no doubt in my mind that the Bondi massacre was an act of intifada … by two [alleged] terrorists against the Jews." The inquiry closed for public submissions last week and will not hold public hearings. About 150 submissions were received; only expert and organisational ones will be published. The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies wants new hate speech laws banning phrases such as "globalise the intifada," "from the river to the sea," and "death to the IDF." They say these phrases call for violence and ethnic cleansing. The Executive Council of Australian Jewry supports this and recommends allowing defendants to argue for "reasonable excuse" in court. However, constitutional law experts warn that banning specific political chants raises complex legal questions. The Palestine Action Group rejected that they led chants with "globalise the intifada" after October 2023 and said the chant is not threatening. The progressive Jewish Council of Australia noted that "intifada" can mean different things and "from the river to the sea" is not always hateful. Many individual submissions opposed banning slogans. The NSW opposition criticized the inquiry as rushed and lacking transparency. It fears the ban might face constitutional challenges and called for all submissions to be public. Atalla said proscribing the phrase is his personal view, not yet the committee's. The Australian National Imams Council warned such bans could unfairly affect Arab and Muslim Australians. They noted "intifada" has different meanings in different contexts. The inquiry's final report is due by January 31, ahead of possible legislation in February. NSW Premier Chris Minns has repeatedly pushed for banning "globalise the intifada." Meanwhile, some Greens and experts say banning slogans risks undermining free speech and harmful political distractions instead of real solutions to racism and antisemitism.