Australian police have been working to identify a group of men who took part in a neo-Nazi protest on the front steps of Victoria’s Parliament House in Melbourne over the weekend, local media outlets reported on Sunday.

On Friday evening, a group of around 20 men, all of them dressed in black, unfurled a large banner proclaiming that “Jews hate freedom” on the steps of the government building.

The group of far-right protesters, according to local outlet 7News Melbourne, were demonstrating against plans to place new restrictions on protesters, including a ban on protests outside places of worship, due to rising antisemitism across the state of Victoria.

Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan proposed the new laws after arsonists gutted a Melbourne synagogue this month and protesters kept fearful worshipers trapped inside a Sydney synagogue for three hours a week earlier.

The law would also prevent protesters from flying flags and displaying symbols of groups listed as terror organizations by Australia. Face masks used by protesters to conceal their identities and protect against capsicum spray would also be banned.

Footage posted online of Friday’s protest showed the group of men chanting “Freedom for the white man” and “The Jews must go.”

Standing in front of the large black and white banner, one of the protesters........

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