Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I praised him due to his principled stance there and I praise him for the principled stance he has taken about the rise in antisemitism. It has been my privilege to stand with the member for Berowra in my own electorate at the Exodus Foundation and speak about the need to bring the country together, to reconcile with our past and to celebrate our multiculturalism here.

The chant 'From the river to the sea' has been used from time to time by some in the pro-Palestinian movement, by some who argue that Israel should be just one state as well, and that Gaza and the West Bank should be wiped out. It is inappropriate. I very strongly believe in a two-state solution. I strongly believe in the right of Israel to exist within secure borders. I strongly believe as well in the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people. What we need to do, and why Australia voted in the United Nations as we did last Friday, is to join other nations, including New Zealand—and I pay tribute to Prime Minister Luxon—to join with Japan and Korea and ASEAN nations, to say that—

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