Let us be absolutely clear: the BDS campaign is part of an orchestrated campaign to delegitimise the state of Israel. Senators, including Senator Brown, who refuse to condemn the BDS movement are well deserving of a motion that decries their incapacity to condemn the...
There is no description other than ‘vile and detestable’ for the BDS campaign against Israel, a campaign shamefully aided and abetted by the Australian Greens. That is why this Senate needs to bring the Australian Greens to account. Full speech Senator...
The truth is that Mr Rudd wilts when it comes to opposing those in his own party and in the union movement who support this vile BDS campaign. Full speech Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (18:34): I seek leave to move a motion in...
This [BDS] campaign seeks to hold Israel to a standard to which it will not hold its own proponents, the Palestinian Authority. Until those standards are applied equally, until the physical attacks on Israel and the anti-Semitic attacks upon the Jewish people are...
Questioned increased aid to Palestine and the breakdown of funding support. Aid to the Palestinians: I understand that that has been doubled in this year’s budget—is that right? Whole interaction with Mr Peter Baxter (Director General, AusAID), Ms Catherine...