Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Israel has a right to defend itself, and judging its security decisions from a distance is “very difficult”, as Israel’s government vows to cut off food and water to the blockaded Gaza Strip.

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    I would argue that it’s quite easy to judge, at any distance, the collective punishment of civilians through the withholding of the essentials of life.

    We’ve a referendum this weekend largely on whether we’re ready to confront uncomfortable and complex consequences of a history of colonial violence. What’s more difficult is reconciling these sorts of statements from a government that says it is.

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        1 year ago

        And the Palestinian population at large has done that have they? Maybe we should judge the so called “settlers” for stealing peoples homes and having picnics while watching Palestinian protestors shot by IDF snipers? Or shall we just pretend that Israel has been the perfect “neigbour”?