PM brushes off push for Israel sanctions as a ‘slogan’
The Prime Minister brushed the calls to impose sanctions on Israel to prevent humanitarian aid from entering Gaza and described the demands as “slogan ..
Speaking in the historical mining settlement of Arrowtown on the southern Island of New Zealand, Anthony Arbanese repeated his government’s call to leave Israel’s plan to occupy the entire Gaza Strip.
After a meeting with his colleague Chris Luxon, Kiwi told journalists on Sunday morning, “We immediately called for a ceasefire,” he said.
“We wanted the release of the hostage and we called the entry of unhindered aid to Gaza.
“We have a humanitarian disaster that emerges there. And the idea that this can continue is completely unacceptable.”
However, the Prime Minister refused to answer a question that Australia would impose more sanctions on Israel, as requested by the Greens and other Palestinian campaignists.
Al Instead of answering a slogan in a protest, the Australian government is very clear expressions and actions that make a difference, Al Albanese said.
Australia previously applied sanctions on the two extreme right Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich in the coalition government of Benjamin Netanyahu, and was accused of provoking violence against the Palestinians in the West Kashi.
In a last telephone conversation, the Prime Minister is gradually warming up to the close recognition of the Palestinian state by discussing the necessary steps with Mahmud Abbas, President of the Palestinian authority.
France, England and Canada in September at the United Nations General Assembly of the Palestinian state of the plans to recognize the announcements of the announcement.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that October 7, 2023 encouraged Hamas, which triggered the deadly conflict with the attack on Israel and revealed peace talks.
However, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles rejected the claim.
“We have made it clear that Hamas’s actions, in fact the recognition of a Palestinian state, a two -state solution to establish a two -state solution,” he said.
“As we discussed this question, we have stated that Hamas cannot be a role in a future Palestinian state.
“Therefore, there is no courage in our speeches about recognizing Hamas.”
Opposition Interior Spokesman Andrew Hastie, Hamas listed by Australia as a terrorist organization Hamas and the Palestinian state hesitant to recognize.
“If they moved to the elections, let’s say that the Gaza conflict was injured and moved to the elections, what would be the guarantee that Hamas would not win another majority?” He told Sky News.
Interior Minister Tony Burke said that Australia’s wife would not be seen to recognize a country while invading a country by a terrorist organization.
“Half of this nation was occupied by a terrorist group and we did not stop recognizing the country,” he said.
“There was a long period in which both Syria and Iraq were occupied by the parts of these countries and realistically controlled by ISIS.”
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