Fiery debate as Labor accused of ‘trying to walk both sides of street’ on Israel-Gaza conflict
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from World news | The Guardian on (#6JEEM)
Greens say Israel's actions a slaughter' and Labor says other parties trying to divide our community'
The Australian government has demanded that Israel comply with orders issued by the International Court of Justice, but rebuffed the Greens' calls to describe the war in Gaza as a slaughter".
In a fiery debate in parliament on Wednesday, the Greens said the government's claim to be playing a constructive role was a sick joke", while the Coalition accused Labor of trying to walk both sides of the street".
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