Federal Labor MP Maria Vamvakinou has defended her Senate colleague, Fatima Payman, after last week’s criticism about comments Payman made against Israel. Payman, a first-term Western Australia senator, broke ranks with her party’s position last Wednesday by directly accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and by using the politically charged phrase “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”.
The opposition backlash was swift with Liberal Senate leader, Simon Birmingham, introducing the following day a motion to condemn the comments. Labor voted with the Coalition to pass it. Later in question time, Liberal senator, Hollie Hughes, also shouted Payman “supported” terrorists before withdrawing the comment shortly after. Vamvakinou, the member for Calwell and a long-time advocate for the Palestinian cause, said Payman had a “right to express the way she’s feeling”.
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