Wednesday, 7 February 2024

Melbourne electorate

Ellen SANDELL (Melbourne) (15:01): (486) I ask this question on behalf of countless constituents who have contacted me asking why the Labor government in Victoria is standing by their MOU with Israel’s Ministry of Defense given what has happened in Gaza and why Labor continues to give support –

The SPEAKER: Can you tell me who your constituency question is to?

Ellen SANDELL: It is to the Premier. Why is Labor continuing to give support to Israeli arms manufacturers like Elbit Systems given the atrocities being committed by Israel with these weapons? Over summer I watched with increasing shock and heartbreak the horror unfolding in Palestine. Over 100,000 Palestinians were killed or injured or went missing in the last four months alone, with more than 10,000 innocent, defenceless, beautiful children killed by the Israeli military’s actions. Tens of thousands of people in Melbourne have been coming into the CBD in my electorate every Sunday to oppose this war and call for a ceasefire, yet our government is not listening to them. My question to the Premier is: Premier, surely you have seen enough, so why won’t you rip up Labor’s MOU with the Israeli Ministry of Defense?