Israel Not Carrying Out ‘Collective Punishment’ of Palestinians: Liberal Senator

‘It’s important that we do not allow moral equivalence to be drawn or to be sought to be drawn,” Senator Birmingham said.
Israel Not Carrying Out ‘Collective Punishment’ of Palestinians: Liberal Senator
Israeli army soldiers patrol near damaged houses in kibbutz Kfar Aza in southern Israel near the Gaza Strip on Oct. 18, 2023. Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty Images
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Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Birmingham has firmly rejected suggestions Israel is “collectively punishing” Palestinian civilians for the atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists.

“It’s important that we do not allow moral equivalence to be drawn or to be sought to be drawn,” he told ABC on Oct. 22.