Questioned whether Hamas would need to amend its charter to enter into a power-sharing arrangement with Fatah. I would like to know what the official view is of the agreement and therefore I ask again: is it the view of the government or the department that the...
Questioned Australia’s position on Palestinian statehood. Has the department provided advice to the Australian government regarding Australia’s vote for Palestinian statehood? Whole interaction with Mr Dennis Richardson (Secretary, DFAT) and Mr David...
Questioned why the search term Israeli blockade is found more times than Egypt blockade in relation to the ABC website. I asked about the number fully matching mentions of ‘Egypt blockade’, as opposed to ‘Israeli blockade’, and partial matches....
Tonight I simply want to record my opposition to the whole BDS campaign, my support for Max Brenner in Australia, my support for the state of Israel and the view of this House that we should allow all legitimate businesses to conduct their enterprises free of...
I support the Palestinian bid for statehood in part because it will give heart to the ordinary people of the West Bank and Gaza. There is a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region designed to make sure the statehood bid stalls. I do not know whether those measures...