Four Victorian Greens MPs have followed in the footsteps of their federal colleagues by voting against a motion condemning Hamas for its terrorist attacks on Israel.
Sam Hibbins, Gabrielle de Vietri, Tim Read and Ellen Sandell all opposed a motion put forward by Premier Jacinta Allan in the Victorian parliament on Tuesday.
The Prahran MP said he was moving the amendment because the Greens were the"party with peace and non-violence as one of its core pillars". He wanted the second paragraph to instead read:"condemns war crimes perpetrated by the state of Israel, including the bombing of Palestinian civilians and calls for an immediate ceasefire between all parties and an end to the war on Gaza, recognising also that for there be peace there must be an end to the state of Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian Territories".
"It is hard to imagine that only ten days have passed since Hamas launched its unspeakable attacks on Israel," she said in delivering the motion. "Ten days ago we all watched – the world watched – in horror at the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, which saw innocent unarmed Israeli citizens killed and taken hostage, people attacked in their homes and children and families killed," he said.
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