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 said that the Jewish community should not be put into categories of good and bad based on their views on the Middle East.
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 of the question, stating that the Greens have strong connections with much of the Australian Jewish community, specifically those who share the party's views on the issue.
Brief written by urgent.news from The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, ABC News AU — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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