‘Pathetic’: Albanese govt tries standing with Islamist demonstrators and Israel

The Australian’s Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan slams the Albanese government for trying to have it “both ways” in its solidarity with Islamist demonstrators South Western Sydney and standing side-by-side with Israel. “It’s kind of pathetic really, we make these fabulously emotional speeches about how we stand with Israel forever, and then we criticize them when they try to defend themselves and we take no serious action of solidarity with them whatsoever,” Mr Sheridan told Sky News contributor Steve Price. “So all sorts of social democratic and centre-left leaders went to express solidarity with Israel after the most barbaric terrorist attacks we’ve witnessed in the modern era. “You can’t have it both ways, you can’t stand side-by-side with the Islamist demonstrators in South Western Sydney and stand side-by-side with Israel at the same time. “You can’t say as the Prime Minister does, Hamas must be dismantled and must never again have any role in the future of Gaza and then say to the Israelis but you cannot take any military action to achieve that end.”