In recent times, I have been made aware of the struggle of the Palestinian people and the effect that 50 years of occupation, since the 1967 war, has had on the Palestinian people….There are two United Nations resolutions that have been passed, criticising and...
It is a disgrace that the Labor Party has been silent on the plight of Christians in Lebanon but outspoken in its support for a Palestinian state run by Muslim terrorists. Full motion and speech Senator HANSON (Queensland) (17:11): I move: That the Senate— (a) notes...
We firmly believe that an independent Palestinian state can only emerge from a directly negotiated agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. Full speech Dear Mr Vasta Thank you for your letter of 13 February 2017 regarding the petition to formally recognise the...
Why do we have situations like the Palestinian-born doctor in my electorate who is stateless? He has resided in Sydney for nine years, he’s forged a social research and academic network, he’s completed his PhD, he’s attracted over $1 million in research grants, he’s...
Between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea half the residents or more live as either second-class citizens or noncitizens because they are Palestinian. In the West Bank a third of the Palestinian population is under 14. Less than five per cent would remember a...
