Herzog visit sparks questions over Australia’s ‘core values’

Israeli President Herzog’s visit has reignited questions about whether Australia’s “core values” are compatible with its stance on Gaza, writes George Grundy.

“…our policy will also be to put Australians first and put Australian values first. We want people who come to this country to believe in our core values.” ~Angus Taylor

Angus Taylorhymen speech He may have focused on immigration as Opposition Leader, but he was delivered in the same week that the Israeli President’s visit was met with a state-sponsored visit. chaos So the conflict over when and to whom these “values” apply seems more acute than ever.

by inviting Isaac Herzog visiting Australia after the horrific incident savagery Prime Minister at Bondi Beach Anthony Albanese He put himself in an impossible situation. On the one hand, the Prime Minister appeared to feel the need to make a symbolic gesture of solidarity with Australia’s Jewish diaspora, which was understandably outraged by the Bondi attacks.

On the other hand, the Albanians must have known that the Australians did. overwhelmingly Condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza and literally inviting a man who did it bomb signs would be perceived as a tacit approval of an alleged massacre. at least 70,000 Gazans live there. Herzog’s visit always seemed likely to undermine Mr. Albanese’s “social harmony.” Royal Commission It was founded reluctantly.

Taking Angus Taylor’s words at face value, Australians need to consider whether Isaac Herzog, as representative of the state of Israel, truly represents “our core values”, and that means addressing Israel’s actions in Gaza over the past two years. hundreds of Human rights and humanitarian organizations described it as genocide.

The Prime Minister rarely addresses individual outrages and prefers to make generalisations; But it would be interesting to know his view on whether Australia’s “core values” are compatible with those held by Israel:

Made in the USA (and legally suspicious) thermobaric weapons munitions against Palestinian civilians that burned at such a high temperature that no trace was left of the 3,000 Palestinians killed by the weapons;
the so-called “quad helicopter” was useddouble tapAttacks on paramedics and first responders providing aid to survivors (including) kids) of the first bomb attack. Israeli drones also played back recorded footage sounds Crying babies and screaming women are used to lure Palestinians out to be slaughtered and applied humanitarian workers who buried bodies to hide evidence;
used torture Doing things like sexually harassing and abusing Palestinians in captivity, dismembering Palestinians, etc. hands surgeons (so they can never work again); And
Sniper and drone specifically targeted children and babies attacks. In fact, Israel sought to destroy much of Palestinian civil society by arresting and assassinating civilian leaders and individuals. doctors, lawyers, journalistswriters, even poetsas well as destroy schools, healthcare facilities and hospitals, fresh water treatment plants (surplus) 250 times) And electrical infrastructure. recently UN report He claimed that Israel carried out ‘ethnic cleansing’ targeted ‘Permanent demographic change’ In Gaza.

Israel was attacked six nearby countries last year alone. Killed and wounded thousandsIncluding children with exploding pagers. Australian war graves in Gaza were bulldozed. The horror list continues OpenAnd OpenAnd Open.

Many of these actions are clearly war crimes and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a wanted person war criminal According to the International Criminal Court (ICC – formally a court known by Australia). No other nation in the world can pull off this kind of mayhem and expect to be welcomed with open arms on the shores of Australia.

Netanyahu immediately after the Bondi attack in question Owned by the Australian Government “let the disease” the spread of antisemitism, and the result is the horrific attacks on Jews that we see today.”. All other allied nations issued statements expressing dismay and solidarity alike. Only Netanyahu chose to take advantage of such a hopeless situation. blame Because of what happened in this country.

From Netanyahu’s mouth logicAny nation that makes the slightest concession to the Palestinians is directly responsible for the violence against the Jews. The person who most frequently associates the state of Israel with Judaism more broadly is Netanyahu; This is something many Jewish groups do. condemn.

The invitation extended to President Herzog represents the most egregious misjudgment of Anthony Albanese’s premiership. Our leaders flaunt Australian values as they welcome the head of a state that is committing an ongoing genocide, and when Australians express their horror, many are beaten senseless by police banditsEven while praying on the street.

Herzog may have returned to Israel, but persecution in Gaza and West Bank continues Every day and Anthony Albanese has done little to steer this country away from a horror that is familiar to almost everyone. nation on Earth.

Antisemitism is a scourge in our society. Every right-thinking person openly condemns this. But Judaism and Israel’s political orientation are not the same thing, and the Prime Minister has failed to ensure that the nation does not make this distinction.

Australians can and should be both outraged by the horrific attack in Bondi and fed up with the carnage in Gaza.