Dozens of Labor figures condemn Israel’s ‘domination’ of Palestine and call for immediate ceasefire

Bob Carr among more than 50 current and former Labor MPs to sign letter urging Australia to examine its relationship with Israel

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More than 50 former and current Labor MPs, including the former foreign affairs minister Bob Carr, have signed a letter condemning Israel’s “domination” of Palestine and demanding Australia recognise Palestine as a state and examine its relationship with Israel.

The letter released on Tuesday morning, initiated by the NSW Labor upper house member Anthony D’Adam and the state Greens MP Jenny Leong, calls for an “immediate, permanent ceasefire and a just and lasting peace” in Gaza, and accused Israel of “grossly” violating human rights law with its ongoing blockade of the besieged strip.