A Palestinian advocacy group criticizes six former Australian prime ministers for their joint statement calling for unity amid rising tensions over Israel's response against Hamas in Gaza. The group accuses them of minimizing Israel's violations of international law and having a pro-Israel bias.
Six former Australia n prime ministers who called for an end to religious hatred amid rising tensions over Israel 's response against Hamas in Gaza , have been rebuked by a Palestinian advocacy group. John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison issued a joint statement on Monday calling for Australia ns to remain united in the face of conflict abroad.
Hamas wins if this country becomes divided," he told Nine's Today program on Tuesday. "These statements by the ex-prime ministers should be acknowledged." Shorten said the contents of the joint letter reflected the views of the federal government "We feel desperately for the civilians and Palestine, but we also recognise that the psychotic nature of the gangster regime of Hamas is just despicable and needs to be rooted out," he said.
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