Questioned Australia’s position on Israel’s designation of six West Bank human rights organisations as terrorist organisations and Israel’s continued settlement expansion. UN human rights experts today said when this news broke: “This...
Questioned the process that saw Vic Alhadeff appointed to the SBS Board and whether his position as an advocate for Israel might compromise SBS’s perceived impartiality. Given that Mr Alhadeff has been, throughout his career, a prominent advocate for Israel, was...
Questioned how the international community is working to prevent cryptocurrency donations to Hamas. There were reports earlier in the week that there had been a surge in cryptocurrency donations to Hamas, which obviously circumvents the international sanctions. Are...
Questioned the safeguards around preventing Australian aid funds being diverted to Hamas by multilateral partners who recognise them as the government of Gaza. You said there that multilateral partners and others that we engage with have strict requirements around...
Questioned the breakdown of funding in the aid budget for Palestine and how the Australian government is guaranteeing aid towards reconstruction in Gaza will not be diverted to Hamas. What guarantee do we have that Australian funds going to UNOPS won’t...
