The Bonfire of the Verities
Compare and contrast, with reference to claims by our government of even-handed, just and fair treatment of the two protagonists in the Gaza conflict:
Iran’s ambassador to Australia given diplomatic rebuke after ‘abhorrent’ comments on Israel (Anthony Albanese condemns antisemitic social media post by Ahmad Sadeghi as tensions grow in Middle East after death of Hamas political leader).
The response?:
Anthony Albanese:
“There’s no place for the sort of comments that were made … by the Iranian ambassador,” Albanese told reporters in Sydney on Tuesday. “They’re abhorrent, they are hateful, they are antisemitic and they have no place.”
Penny Wong:
The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, echoed the sentiment, saying the remarks were inconsistent with national values. “Those comments are inflammatory and they’re repugnant, and they do not represent Australia,” she said.
Israel minister condemned for saying starvation of millions in Gaza might be ‘justified and moral’
(EU, UK and France urge Israel’s government to distance itself from comments by its finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich )
The response?
Anthony Albanese:
Penny Wong:
And by way of summation, remember that the LNP Droogies are way more vociferous in the same vein.
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