Labor Senator breaks ranks, accuses Israel of ‘genocide’

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Labor Senator Fatima Payman has ruptured the Labor party’s position on Israel, accusing the Jewish state of committing a “genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza in an audacious address to the prime minister asking him how many deaths would need to occur “before we say enough”.

'From the river to the sea': Labor Senator Fatima Payman breaks ranks, accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ against Palestinians in Gaza

Labor Senator Fatima Payman on Wednesday lambasted the nation’s leaders for seeming to “performatively gesture” while defending Israel’s right to “oppress” Palestinians. Picture: SBSShe called for sanctions from Israel and declared “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” – a “I am terrified of my own inadequacy to stand for what I believe. Today more than ever is the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, with courage and clarity,” she said.

"How many mass graves need to be uncovered before we say enough? How many images of bloodied limbs of murdered children must we see?"

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