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
… 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Opinion: In a Ynet exclusive, Mohamed al Khaja, the UAE’s first envoy to Israel, celebrates the stark similarities between the two nations, their budding bonhomie and sends a warm invitation to all Israelis to visit his homeland and enjoy locals’ hospitality. The Abraham Accords changed the course of history and established, for the first time,…
I would like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional custodians of the land on which we gather and pay my respects to their Elders – past, present and emerging. I want to also take a moment to pay my respects to those lost in the tragic events at Lag Baomer last week. We stand with…
Today is Yom Hashoah, a day to remember the victims, survivors and heroes of the Holocaust. On Yom Hashoah, six candles are lit, each one representing one million Jewish lives lost. This also serves as a touching representation of the triumph of light over darkness. As a country with one of the highest concentrations of…
Resolution amending the National Platform (motion moved by Penny Wong and seconded by Richard Marles) Israel and Palestine The Special Platform Conference supports the recognition and right of Israel and Palestine to exist as two states within secure and recognised borders; calls on the next Labor Government to recognise Palestine as a state; and expects…