As discussions over a long overdue permanent ceasefire in Gaza drag on, Labor and the increasingly hysterical Coalition are manoeuvring to deflect from their own complicity and culpability in prolonging Israel’s war by accusing the pro-Palestine movement of causing social division and of being antisemitic.

Labor and Coalition MPs in the past few weeks have blamed Palestine supporters for “vandalism” of Labor MPs offices and student encampments on universities for a rise in antisemitism.

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The Green Party, which has been pushing for a permanent ceasefire and for Labor to take concrete action to sanction Israel, has come under particular attack.

Greens MPs have continued to probe Australia’s role in the arms trade supply chain with Israel and pushed Labor on its supposed support for a two-state solution.

But Labor MPs, one after the other, continue to deny Australia has approved any military or weapons deals with Israel or Israeli companies.

This is despite the Department of........

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