The City of Sydney was warned it likely had no legal grounds to cancel a forum on “why it’s right to say globalise the intifada” from a council-run venue before the lord mayor bowed to community and media pressure and booted the activist group. Stop the War on Palestine had organised the forum at a council-run venue in Darlington, sparking backlash from members of the Jewish community, many of whom regard the phrase to be a call for violence against Jews, and prompting outrage from the premier and opposition leader. The Stop the War in Gaza event will still go ahead at a nearby park. Instagram Lord Mayor Clover Moore said on Monday she had decided to ban the event after the vocal campaign against it, saying the council had to ensure the event did not contribute to hostility or fear, and blaming the media campaign for inflaming tensions. “I have long supported the principles of peaceful assembly, protest and freedom of speech.…