Burns labels new Greens leader ‘prejudiced’ against Jews
David Shoebridge says his party has strong connections with Jewish Australians ‘fighting a genocide’. Labor MP Josh Burns says this sorts the community into ‘good’ and ‘bad’.
Labor MP Josh Burns has criticised new Greens leader David Shoebridge over his comments about the party's relationship with Jewish Australians. Shoebridge said the Greens have "strong connections" with Jewish Australians who are "fighting a genocide". Burns responded that this approach sorts the community into "good" and "bad" based on their views on the Middle East.
According to ABC News AU, Burns described Shoebridge's comments as "pretty shocking" and argued that people should not be judged on whether they agree with the Greens leader or not. He stated that the Jewish community should not be put into categories of good and bad based on their views on the Middle East, calling it "not progressive leadership".
The comments were made after Shoebridge won the Greens leadership and was asked about repairing relations with the local Jewish community. Shoebridge rejected the premise, saying the Greens already have strong connections with much of the Australian Jewish community, specifically those who share his party's views on Gaza.
Brief written by urgent.news from The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, ABC News AU — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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