Questioned whether Australian funded aid projects in Palestine had been damaged or destroyed by Israeli military action in Gaza and demolitions of houses and communities in the West Bank. I was going to pick up on some of the responses to questions on notice and just...
…whatever the grievances of the Palestinians, indiscriminate murder will never be a legitimate form of political protest. …This latest violence reinforces that we must continue to support a lasting resolution of the conflict, based on the right of Israel to live in...
In the last few weeks, young Palestinian jihadis have engaged in apparently lone wolf stabbing attacks against mainly Israeli civilians. …But I, and many people around Australia, have been particularly upset by comments from the member for Fremantle, who has stood up...
Today I support the call for Australia to formally recognise Palestinian statehood. …Australia is falling behind the rest of the world in our refusal to seek a pathway to peace through the recognition of a Palestinian state. Full speech Mr BANDT (Melbourne) (16:44):...
In times of trauma and crisis such as this, it is imperative that opinion makers, be they journalists or politicians, speak the truth and demonstrate moral clarity. Those who seek to justify the deaths of innocent Israelis by blaming them on settlements or events in...