A federal Jewish Labor MP has delivered a stinging rebuke to senior figures in his own party who have called for recognition of a Palestinian state ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Australia.
Michael Danby, the MP for the Victorian seat of Melbourne Ports, slapped down calls from former prime minister Kevin Rudd and others in recent days for the immediate recognition of Palestine.
‘Where is Bob Carr, Gareth Evans and Bob Hawke when the terrible things that are happening in Tibet are discussed? They never raise their heads,’ he told Sky News on Tuesday.
Watch the interview with Michael Danby on Sky News.