The Greens have refused to support Senator Jacqui Lambie's motion condemning the desecration of war memorials in Canberra by pro-Palestinian protesters.
The Greens have come under fire in the Senate for refusing to support a motion condemning the desecration of war memorials in Canberra by pro-Palestinian protesters.The Greens have refused to support Senator Jacqui Lambie's motion condemning the desecration of war memorials in Canberra by pro-Palestinian protesters.
"Do these people really think that this helps their cause? Do they really think these disgusting acts of vandalism will bring about a ceasefire?" she said. The Senator moved a motion to condemn the actions of vandalising war memorials by pro-Palestinian activists on the basis it is “deeply insulting” for members of the ADF and undermines the significance of the memorials as “symbols of national pride and remembrance”.“You can agree with it, you can disagree with it but it was inherently a political decision,” he said.
He said all eyes were on Labor’s Fatima Payman to see if the Senator would abstain or cross the floor after her decision last week to vote against the party’s position and side with the Greens on a motion to recognise Palestinian statehood, which had earnt her an indefinite suspension from the party caucus.
“Now there were already rumours that this state of Palestine motion – that was the cause of Fatima Payman getting kicked out last week – will be repeated tomorrow in the Senate and I think this is something that we’ll be watching all week.”
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