Mehreen Faruqi (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Minister Wong. In issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister, the International Criminal Court noted:

… each bear criminal responsibility for … the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts.

Countries around the world have indicated they would arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he were to set foot in their territory, in compliance with this arrest warrant. These countries include Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Ireland, Switzerland, Slovenia, Spain and Portugal—many of which are countries you often refer to as like-minded. Minister, will you join these like-minded countries and explicitly say here today that authorities here will arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he dares set foot on this land?