Questioned DFAT’s responses to Israel’s unlawful transfer of Palestinian children from West Bank prisons to prisons inside Israel and Australia’s representations to Israel on breaches of children’s rights in detention. On 2 December 2015...
Palestine is another area where we need to rethink our approach, because the situation for the Palestinian people is inarguably dire as Israel continues to illegally development settlements in Palestinian territory. Former Foreign Minister Bob Carr has acknowledged...
Questioned the implications of recognising Israel as a Jewish state in the context of a two-state solution, the Australian aid budget for Palestine, and the applicability of the fourth Geneva Convention to the Palestinian Territories. Are you aware that Israel’s...
Australia must join others in calling for the full lifting of the Israeli blockade of Gaza, for humanitarian purposes. The blockade cannot be accepted as normal; it is clearly collective punishment under international law. Full speech Senator XENOPHON (South...
I would like to also conclude in terms of other matters he has raised, even recently in terms of Palestine. I saw the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network this morning, and they mentioned to me that Malcolm Fraser signed the Canberra declaration on Gaza, talking about...
