Comment after comment on social media from progressive voices express support for the Palestinians during this current and terrible conflict. Rightly so. Some progressive voices support Israel too But where are the progressive voices extending support for the Israelis being injured and killed, caught as they are under a bombardment of over 1500 rockets indiscriminately…
Labor is deeply concerned about the violence in Israel, Gaza and Jerusalem in recent days. The incitement of hate, escalation of violence, destruction and loss of lives are tragic and unacceptable. We call on leaders to de-escalate and for a return to calm. We join Foreign Minister, Marise Payne, in calling for a halt to…
In 1875 some pious Jews bought some land in a semi-rural area just north of Jerusalem, which was then a small town largely consisting of the Old City and a few suburbs to the west. The land was the site of a tomb believed to be that of Shimon HaTzadik, a rabbi of the 3rd…
With the burning of Synagogues by Arab youth in the mixed Israeli Jewish-Arab city of Lod, and the beating of an Arab citizen by extremist Jews in Ramle, both during the present conflict, we are witnessing the end of the proposed 1 State solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Some hard-line pro-Palestinian people in Labor have…
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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
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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…