Treasurer Jim Chalmers has clarified the view of various Labor ministers on the Israel-Hamas conflict, saying an innocent civilian life is “not worth any more or any less” than another. Labor ministers Ed Husic and Anne Aly have accused Israel of bringing “collective punishment” on to Palestinian people.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has clarified the view of various Labor ministers on the Israel-Hamas conflict, saying an innocent civilian life is “not worth any more or any less” than another.
Labor ministers Ed Husic and Anne Aly have accused Israel of bringing “collective punishment” on to Palestinian people. Mr Chalmers said ministers are all making the “same point” which is the need for civilian lives to be respected and protected. “I’m not going to get into passing the language used by colleagues – we all choose our own ways to describe our reactions.
“We have all condemned the actions of the terrorist group Hamas and we have all expressed our concern for the loss of human life.”
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