The Victorian Parliament has banned the keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian scarf, from being worn by politicians on the floor. Speaker Maree Edwards ruled the keffiyeh as 'political,' leading to criticism and accusations of complicity in genocide against Israel. Labor Senator Fatima Payman's statements calling for sanctions on Israel have caused a rift within the Labor party, with calls for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to take action.
Shadow veterans' affairs minister Barnaby Joyce has implored Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to have a discussion with Labor Senator Fatima Payman after her controversial use of condemned phrase "from the river to the sea". https://t.co/FNaDNS1Ykh
Labor has backed a motion introduced by the Opposition that condemned the pro-Palestinian "from the river to the sea" chant a day after it was repeated by one of its senators as she accused Israel of genocide. https://t.co/mFabBdo42v
Draped in a keffiyeh, controversial Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe has accused the Labor government of being “complicit in genocide” as the parliament moved to ban the pro-Palestine chant. > https://t.co/YbMmHtrStd https://t.co/2FYnkYZ2y3
Manager of Opposition Business Paul Fletcher says Labor Senator Fatima Payman is “completely at odds” with the Prime Minister over her use of the ‘from the river to the sea’ chant. https://t.co/kwd4N02d2j
Australian politicians asked to remove keffiyehs in state parliament – video https://t.co/Dxrx3ZDfV5
Nationals Senate Leader Bridget McKenzie has called out WA Labor Senator Fatima Payman over “appalling” comments she made about the Israel-Hamas war. https://t.co/bu68uaQz0B
The prime minister says comments by government senator Fatima Payman are not appropriate after she broke Labor ranks to accuse Israel of genocide. https://t.co/VdfiJHiRhu
Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese needs to “take action” following WA Labor Senator Fatima Payman’s statements against Israel. https://t.co/DSuP5XgYAo
Got my keffiyeh on for parliament today! Power to all the students camped out, and everyone that’s been coming to rallies & standing up for justice. Shame on Vic Labor for banning keffiyehs in parliament there. A real gammin lot they are. Free Palestine! 🇵🇸🍉🍉 https://t.co/bR3iNjas0E
This is Labor senator Fatima Payman's full speech in which she says Australia should place sanctions on Israel https://t.co/bOFJxzFTzo
Fatima Payman accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza in significant rupture with Labor party position https://t.co/9ORKyygkr7
‘This is a genocide’: Labor Senator breaks with government over Israel war https://t.co/sWV64ivCaZ
Australian Leader of the Victorian Greens, Ellen Sandell, strongly criticizes the Victorian Parliament's recent decision to prohibit members from wearing traditional Palestinian keffiyeh and other symbols representing Palestine in the legislative chamber. Reflecting on the ban,… https://t.co/qUgPgpHrHA
A Labor senator has broken ranks to accuse Israel of 'genocide' in Gaza https://t.co/jxqUVrw1bw
The keffiyeh has been banned from the floor of Victorian parliament after the chequered scarf was found to be "political". https://t.co/UwpWc1Rym2
Victorian parliament deems keffiyeh ‘political’ as it bans MPs from wearing it https://t.co/6T2HGUmH21
The Palestinian keffiyeh scarf cannot be worn on the floor of the Victorian parliament, speaker Maree Edwards has effectively ruled. https://t.co/jHFTCwGUx7
Politicians have been banned from wearing of the keffiyeh — a scarf that symbolises support for Palestine — from the floor of the Victorian parliament. > https://t.co/ISUc5zJhaR https://t.co/7jrZpyYPt3
On Nakba day, the Victorian Parliament has banned the keffiyeh - one of the only parliaments in the world to do so. The speaker stopped short of asking another MP to take a pro-Israel badge off, despite @ellensandell seeking clarification on the ruling.
The Victorian Greens all donning Keffiyehs for parliament today to mark Nakba day. They want the memorandum of understanding Labor signed with the IDF made public #springst https://t.co/KBYD7swdS3