Islamic community leader Dr Jamal Rifi has recruited Bob Carr to help push back against Muslim independents in western Sydney.
The candidate at the centre of the social media storm broke his silence to say:“As a doctor,as a Muslim,as a human,killing civilians is never right.”
Jewish community leaders said the Facebook post by the prominent GP showed he was “manifestly unfit to stand as a candidate for any office”.
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Since the resignation of Senator Fatima Payman,fretting about identity politics has become a renewed national sport. Now it’s the frame through which all political actions must pass.
The government has run into trouble trying to find an envoy for Islamophobia,someone it hoped to unveil at the same time as the new antisemitism envoy.
Labor’s Peter Khalil has become the first MP to push back against claims made by a burgeoning pro-Palestinian political movement aiming to unseat Labor politicians.
Supporters of Masoud Pezeshkian,a heart surgeon and longtime lawmaker,entered the streets of Tehran and other cities before dawn to celebrate as his lead grew over Saeed Jalili.
UK Labour lost five seats to pro-Palestinian independent candidates during the course of the night,all in areas with significant Muslim populations.
It’s understood Fatima Payman intends to make a statement about her future on Thursday and announce a formal split from Labor.
Human rights advocates have reported a rise in Islamophobia,anti-Palestinian bias and antisemitism in the US since the latest eruption of conflict in the Middle East.