Both Israel and Palestine have a right to exist. We here in Australia believe in a two-nation solution. It has been supported by governments of both persuasions. There was a motion debated in the House last week stating this. A two-party solution means recognition of...
Questioned the amount of ABC coverage of Operation Cast Lead. There was massive damage to civilian residences and various government establishments, including hospitals. I also indicated that the Israeli forces had overreacted and that they had been accused of war...
Questioned ABC coverage of the Gaza flotilla and perceived anti-Israel bias on The Drum. The organisers of the flotilla have admitted that the purpose of the flotilla was, in their terms, to break the blockade. In the answer I was given, which is over the page, the...
Everyone here on the government side has strongly supported the government policy which supports the two-state solution—a policy that Australia has had, proudly, since 1948. We have no association with the Greens political party and some of their extreme foreign...
I think that all members of this House need to get together and say very strongly that Australia enjoys a strong bilateral relationship with Israel, that Australia acknowledges 60 very impressive years of the state of Israel. We need to acknowledge not only that they...