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, co-leader of the Green Party, was ejected from New Zealand Parliament for one week after refusing to withdraw a statement about Israel's actions in Palestine and demanding legislators support a sanction bill.
- Speaker Gerry Brownlee deemed Swarbrick's statement unacceptable, leading to her removal after she did not apologize for it.
- The New Zealand government announced it would consider recognizing an independent state of Palestine amidst growing condemnation of Israel's actions in Gaza, where nearly 61,500 have died since October 2023.
- Swarbrick criticized the government for its delayed action, stating that the nation was a 'laggard' on this issue and called for support for the Greens' 'Unlawful Occupation of Palestine Sanctions Bill,' which is backed by all opposition parties.
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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…
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