Palestinian community leaders want a permanent visa scheme for the 1300 people who have fled the conflict in Gaza.
New minister Tony Burke has dismissed as “idiotic” opposition claims he would be too soft on refugee claims by Palestinians as advocates say people fleeing the conflict in Gaza are struggling to eat and stay warm during the Australian winter.
The Human Rights Law Centre, Refugee Council and other groups want new pathways for ongoing residence and complained the visitor visa was a bad fit because it requires Palestinians to prove they want to return to Gaza. “People are fleeing a war zone where they have been starving and forced to flee with nothing and just seen their homeland destroyed. It is horrific.”
, saying it remains committed to a two-state solution as the “only realistic solution” to a lasting peace in the region.to the home affairs and immigration portfolios, saying he would be too soft on Palestinian refugee claims.
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