A teenager accused of threatening to kill Israel's president ahead of his contentious visit to Australia has been ordered not to approach or contact the head of state.
Darcy Tinning, 19, allegedly threatened to shoot Isaac Herzog with a pistol and kill US President Donald Trump in a January 19 post on X.
His threat to Mr Herzog included a violent remark referencing extinction, which federal prosecutors said constituted hate speech and risked inciting others with similar views.
Given the Israeli president is set to arrive in Australia on Sunday, the Commonwealth prosecutor argued the teen posed a risk to the community.
The prosecutor noted the threat to Mr Herzog was made amid heightened tensions after the Bondi terror attack in December.
"The current heated climate, the unrest in the community, makes the threats very serious," she said.
"Unacceptable risks exist which cannot be mitigated if the defendant is released in this climate of political unrest."
Tinning's lawyer, Brendan Green, accepted his client's comments were "completely inappropriate" and could result in significant jail time, but stressed they were not directed at any particular people or group.
There was no real suggestion the teen would follow through on the threats and neither Tinning nor his family have any access to firearms, Mr Green told the court.
Magistrate Daniel Covington acknowledged the charges were serious but said the Newtown man had no history of violence or non-compliance.
He granted the 19-year-old bail under certain conditions which bar from him contacting or approaching either president subjected to his alleged threats.
He is also prohibited from leaving his home unless he is accompanied by his parents, with whom he lives.
The matter will return to court on April 7.
Israel's president was controversially invited to Australia by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach on December 14, killing 15 people.
During the five-day trip, he will meet with survivors of the terror attack, senior Australian politicians and Jewish community leaders.
Thousands of Australians are expected to take to the streets in every capital city to protest his visit, citing his culpability in Israel’s bombardment and starvation of Palestinians in Gaza.
Among those planning to attend in Sydney is NSW Labor backbencher Sarah Kaine, who said she was concerned about Mr Herzog's visit.
"Given that he has signed bombs that have targeted civilians and have killed Gaza's children, I don't think it's appropriate," she told AAP on Thursday.
"I understand that the Jewish community is grieving but there is a large population of Palestinians in Australia who are also grieving and this is traumatic for this man to be in our country."
Mr Herzog has previously said Palestinians bore collective blame for Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, before later clarifying his remarks.
A United Nations Human Rights Council commission of inquiry in September found the statement might reasonably have been interpreted as inciting genocide.
A genocide case against Israel has been brought to the International Court of Justice, and the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Mr Netanyahu over his alleged responsibility for war crimes of starvation as a method of warfare.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong brushed off concerns Mr Herzog's visit could be at odds with Australia's obligations under international law.
"He is here to provide support to that community and to honour the victims of this horrific terror attack," she told ABC radio.
"I have said previously that Israel will be judged by the International Court of Justice on its compliance with the Genocide Convention, and I've also said previously that it must accept its responsibility for the humanitarian situation in Gaza."
