Israel-Gaza War Aussie Flavour

The Israel Connexion

Supporters of Israel have found themselves under pressure as Israel's war with Hamas continues. The legitimacy of Israel's efforts to eliminate Hamas and the right to defend itself after the barbaric atrocity of October 7 are being questioned.

Independent Senator David Pocock tells me how he perceives the Israel-Gaza war. This is just an excerpt of the full podcast of the interview with the senator. (1:13-5:47)

A former Labor minister Dr Michael Kelly and former NSW treasurer Eric Roozendaal are leading a new initiative to counter misguided attitudes towards ­Israel “from people who claim to be progressive” – including blaming the nation for collective punishment of Palestinians. The newly minted Labor Friends of Israel aims to provide ­“salient facts” about the conflict, counter misinformation and combat support for Hamas among “progressives”.(5:53-33:11)

Federal Member for Fisher Andrew Wallace, the deputy chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence & Security and chair of the Israel Allies Caucus in Australia, has condemned Penny Wong for failing to visit the sites where the atrocity of October 7 took place. (33:54-57:33)

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