Labor senator the first government member to publicly voice outrage over strike in southern Gaza that killed 35 people
‘We must demand an end to this genocide, stop all trade, divest and recognise a Palestinian state,’ Labor senator Fatima Payman said on X.‘We must demand an end to this genocide, stop all trade, divest and recognise a Palestinian state,’ Labor senator Fatima Payman said on X.has labelled Israel’s strike on a displaced person’s camp in Rafah “deplorable”, calling on her own government to stop trade with Israel and recognise a Palestinian state.
A government spokesperson said: “Reports of civilian casualties in Rafah, following a strike by Israel in retaliation for a Hamas rocket attack, are deeply concerning. The Western Australian Liberal MP and former special forces commander called pro-Palestinian supporters “Little Sennacheribs” in a biblical reference to an ancient Assyrian king, Sennacherib, whose army was massacred by an angel of death as it tried to take control of Jerusalem.Hastie accused student activists and celebrities on red carpets who had been supportive of the Palestinian cause of “gaslighting those who stand against antisemitism”.
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