Fatima Payman accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza in significant rupture with Labor party position

WA senator also says ‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ phrase that Anthony Albanese argues is counter to two-state solution

The Labor senator Fatima Payman has accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and has questioned how many deaths will be enough for the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, to declare “enough”.

In a significant rupture with the Labor party position, Payman called for sanctions and divestment from Israel and declared “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” – a politically charged phrase that Albanese has criticised.