Tuesday, 15 October 2024

Motions

Middle East conflict

David SOUTHWICK (Caulfield) (12:11): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the Hamas terrorist atrocities of 7 October, which saw 1195 people murdered and 251 taken hostage; grieves for those killed and calls for the immediate release of all 101 hostages; supports Israel’s right to self-defence; and stands with Victoria’s Jewish community amidst skyrocketing antisemitism.

Leave refused.

Gabrielle DE VIETRI (Richmond) (12:11): I move, by leave:

That this house:

(1) notes that in just the last 24 hours Israel has bombed the al-Aqsa hospital, where displaced Palestinians were sheltering, killing four people and leaving dozens of others with fatal burns, and Israel has killed five children who were playing in the street in Gaza City and over 20 people in Aitou village in northern Lebanon; and

(2) calls on the Victorian Labor government to stop arming Israel and to end its memorandum of understanding with the Israeli defence ministry.

Leave refused.