Some confusion has arisen over whether Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is racist.
Last week independent MP Zali Steggall described Dutton’s call for a ban on Palestinians entering Australia as “inherently racist“. Sky News reported that Dutton is seeking legal advice on Steggall’s comments.
Arguing for a ban on any victims of Israel’s attack on Gaza fleeing to safety in Australia on the basis that such people are automatically a national security threat looks a lot like an adoption of the Israeli government position that no Palestinians are innocent civilians, and that all Palestinians are simply terrorists-in-the-making
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