Local councillors have been facing criticism over attitudes towards the October 7 terrorist attacks and the flying of Israeli and Palestinian flags.
Sydney councils are in turmoil over the Israel-Hamas war, with local councillors facing criticism over attitudes towards the October 7 terrorist attacks and the flying of Israeli and Palestinian flags.
But Liberal councillor Leon Goltsman told the meeting those were weasel words. “You are not the victim. It’s not about you,” he told the meeting. “Shame on those people that don’t stand up to terrorism. If you don’t stand up against them then you’re with them as far as I’m concerned.
This month’s attack on Israel is not the first time Sydney councils have been embroiled in Middle East tensions – the former Marrickville Council was strongly criticised by business and political leaders in 2011 over its
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