Prime Minister Anthony Albanese assured Jewish leaders of his support and repudiated protesters who yelled antisemitic chants and backed Hamas.
Australians will be evacuated from Israel on emergency flights amid a political brawl over the federal response to the crisis in the Middle East, with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton urging the government to act against Palestinian protesters and offer munitions to Israel.
Dutton escalated his warnings about the domestic risks and called on Albanese to condemn the protesters.“This is conduct that deserves condemnation from the highest office in the country, and the prime minister should be out there sending a very clear message that these rallies shouldn’t take place,” he said.
“We remain as steadfast and unwavering as ever in our support for Israel,” she said, adding that peace would be enhanced by a two-state solution between Israel and a future Palestinian state. Calling the murder of Israelis by Hamas an “appalling and abhorrent” attack, Albanese said he and others had been working on contingencies such as the repatriation flights for several days and did not talk publicly about this work while it was underway.
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