Australia sanctions Israeli extremists in response to violence in Palestine

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• zero_gravitas@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The new diplomatic penalties against four settler farming outposts and three individuals

  "The individuals and entities sanctioned today have undermined Israel’s own security and its standing in the world and harmed the interests of the Israeli people.

  “Australia’s imposition of sanctions against them reflects our commitment to Israel and Palestine’s security and future.”

  What a fucking joke. Pathetic.

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  • Yliaster@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    “both siding” it like one isn’t the clear oppressor wtf

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• ShrimpCurler@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I find this to be odd timing. This shit has been going on for ages and lately our government seems to have been completely ignoring the travesties done in the name of Israel. So why are they applying these sanctions now?

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  • zero_gravitas@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Ed Husic has been making some noise recently (aussie.zone/post/33103714). These sanctions are probably intended to allow Wong to claim they’re doing something (they’re not).

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  • MalReynolds@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    At a guess, Europe beginning to normalize speaking up as they distance themselves from the US hegemony. Early days, and we’re unfortunately pretty damned locked in to the US militarily ourselves, which makes for a precarious position what with Trumps whims, but one (bloody) hopes wheels are starting to slowly turn on that.

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    • Yliaster@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      This is NZ though, not EU?

      The EU is doing the opposite. France is fast-tracking laws to penalize pro-palestinian speech and protests as “extremism”. Germany is the same.

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