
An Immediate Ceasefire
Parliament is the official place of government business. When there was an opportunity to vote for a ceasefire at the UN, Australia abstained on a Humanitarian Truce. Further, Jason Clare did NOT call for an immediate and sustained ceasefire from Parliament. On two occasions, he and the Labor Party voted down motions for a ceasefire.
Condemnation
Jason Clare did NOT condemn, by name, the war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza. He did, however, call the protesters for Palestine “awful” and described student protests in Melbourne as “very disappointing”.
Arms Embargo
Australia is giving millions to Israel’s Elbit Systems. Jason Clare has NOT called for an immediate halt on Australian defence goods being exported to Israel and Australian defence contacts with Israeli companies.
Women and Children
When women’s undergarments were posted on social media by Israeli soldiers, Jason Clare did NOT condemn them. He has however, instructed the Australian Research Council to investigate Randa Abdel-Fattah for calling out Israel’s injustices. He has also stated that Israel has a right to defend itself. We are yet to hear Jason say, “Palestinians have a right to defend themselves.”

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They were feeble in defending the victims

60,000 killings later, they still sought to mend relations
