Statement by Senator Sue Lines, Parliament of Australia, 12 May 2021
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Statement by Maria Vamvakinou MHR, Parliament of Australia, 12 May 2021
Today I called on Australia and the international community to protect the principles of justice and uphold international law in Palestine.#PalestineUnderFire #HumanRights #auspol pic.twitter.com/3FnFu1duQM — Maria Vamvakinou (@MariaVamvakinou) May 13, 2021
Statement by Hon. Tony Burke MHR, Parliament of Australia, 12 May 2021
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Tweet by Jodi McKay MLA, Leader of the Opposition, Parliament of New South Wales, 12 May 2021
Thinking of the Palestinian community on the eve of Eid. I know they’re worried about friends and family in Jerusalem and Gaza. Attacks on the innocent and on places of worship are unacceptable. — Jodi McKay (@JodiMcKayMP) May 12, 2021
“It is well known that I support a two-State solution for Israel and the Palestinians and vehemently oppose the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions [BDS] movement.” – Statement by Hon. Walt Secord MLC, Parliament of New South Wales, 11 May 2021
… I remind members that the Australian Labor Party [ALP] has supported the modern State of Israel since its creation as a nation more than 73 years ago. It is well known that I support a two-State solution for Israel and the Palestinians and oppose vehemently the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions [BDS] movement. I first spoke…
“I do not support economic sanctions against the State of Israel.” – Statement by Chris Minns MLA, Leader of the Australian Labor Party, Parliament of New South Wales, 11 May 2021
One issue that has persistently emerged is that of economic sanctions against the State of Israel, sometimes referred to as the “BDS movement”. I do not support economic sanctions against the State of Israel. We all long for peace in the Middle East and a two‑State solution, but economic sanctions against Israel—a country this House…
Statement by the International Trade Union Confederation, 11 May 2021
The ITUC is calling for an immediate cessation of violence in Israel and Palestine, and urgent talks through the UN and the Middle East Quad to tackle the immediate causes of the violence and the underlying injustices from the Israeli occupation. Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed 24 people, including nine children. These were launched…
Bob Carr launches his latest anti-Israel campaign focused on generating motions for the ALP New South Wales Branch Conference set for October 2021
State Conference motions – Apartheid, Settlement Expansion, Human Rights To all supporters of Palestine in the Australian Labor Party: Motions to State Conference are due at head office by 4pm July 14. The attached articles provide material that might be relevant in forwarding motions from branches and unions to the conference that deal with Palestine…
Bob Carr out of control, The Australian Jewish News, 6 May 2021 – note 2021
FORMER NSW Premier Bob Carr has sent an incendiary email to Labor members endorsing Human Rights Watch’s recent Israel apartheid slur, backing the International Criminal Court’s war crimes investigation against the Jewish State and endorsing a boycott call of West Bank products. The email, sent on April 28 with the subject heading “State Conference Motions”, began…