Bob Katter (Kennedy, Katter's Australian Party) Share this | Hansard source

I just want to make the observation that Greg Sheridan wrote a magnificent article in The Australian yesterday saying the whole of the world is watching Gaza and it should be debated in this House. But for this group of people to get away with the vilification of the people who were attacked brutally and don't have the ability to answer it, that is wrong and it should not happen. This parliament should be allowed to speak. There are people of Jewish faith in the ALP who are deeply offended by what took place here. There are people of Jewish faith there that are deeply offended, and every decent Australian is disgusted with the behaviour of the people behind me.

Now, we should be allowed to have our say, and I think that it's important for our nation to stand proud on this issue. That is why I think it's imperative that we be allowed to debate this matter.

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