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Federal Labor MP Maria Vamvakinou has defended her Senate colleague, Fatima Payman, after last week’s criticism about comments Payman made against Israel.
Payman, a first-term Western Australia senator, broke ranks with her party’s position last Wednesday by directly accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and by using the politically charged phrase “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”.
She comes at it from a very emotional and personal perspective ... she’s doing what I guess any member of Parliament would probably do on a number of issues.
I don’t think politicians should be afraid to speak, it does take courage and she has been courageous ... especially in this climate and at this time.
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