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New Zealand politician removed from parliament following comments in
Chloe Swarbrick was removed after refusing to apologise for urging sanctions on Israel and accusing government MPs of lacking spines during a debate on Palestinian state recognition.
- Chloe Swarbrick was ordered to leave New Zealand's Parliament for refusing to apologize during a debate on recognizing Palestine.
- New Zealand will make a decision on recognizing Palestine as a state in September, following other nations like Australia and Canada.
- Swarbrick criticized the government for its delay, calling New Zealand a 'laggard' and urging support for sanctions against Israel for alleged war crimes.
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New Zealand lawmaker who called opponents spineless over Gaza is ejected from Parliament a 2nd time
A New Zealand lawmaker was ejected from Parliament for a second day Wednesday after refusing to apologize for calling her opponents spineless.
NZ lawmaker ejected after Palestinian debate comments
New Zealand parliamentarian Chloe Swarbrick was ordered to leave parliament on Tuesday during a heated debate over the government's response to Palestine. An urgent debate was called after the centre-right government said on Monday it was weighing up its position on whether to recognise a Palestinian state. Close ally Australia on Monday joined Canada, the UK and France in announcing it would recognise a Palestinian state at a U.N. conference in…
New Zealand lawmaker booted from parliament over Gaza speech
Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour objected to Ms Swarbrick having a Palestinian scarf, or keffiyeh, draped across her seat. The post New Zealand lawmaker booted from parliament over Gaza speech appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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