Bad blood simmers within Labor after national conference
Internal tensions within the Australian Labor Party have intensified following a national conference where a motion regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict was rejected. Senior party figures have publicly criticized backbencher Ed Husic for his attempts to push the party toward a stronger stance against Israel.
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The public disagreement highlights deep divisions within the ruling party over foreign policy and the management of internal dissent.
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Share A A A Bad blood continues to linger within Labor over the Israel-Palestine conflict following the party’s national conference, with South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas questioning backbencher Ed Husic’s motives in pushing the party to ratchet up criticism of Israel.
Husic, a former cabinet minister, said on Saturday, that he didn’t “give a shit” if Labor heavyweights put him in the freezer after he unsuccessfully tried to convince the party to adopt a resolution recognising genocide and apartheid claims against Israel.
Ed Husic addresses reporters after his motion was shut down on Saturday. Dominic Lorrimer Husic also wanted the party to support withdrawal of Australian trade and defence diplomats from Tel Aviv, but the move was shut down by the party without debate.
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