{"id":4731,"date":"2025-08-12T13:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/new-zealand-politician-removed-from-parliament-following-comments-in-debate-on-palestine\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T13:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:11:08","slug":"new-zealand-politician-removed-from-parliament-following-comments-in-debate-on-palestine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/new-zealand-politician-removed-from-parliament-following-comments-in-debate-on-palestine\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand politician removed from parliament following comments in debate on Palestine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WELLINGTON — New Zealand parliamentarian Chloe Swarbrick was ordered to leave parliament on Tuesday (Aug 12) during a heated debate over the government’s response to Palestine.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Close ally Australia on Monday joined Canada, the UK and France in announcing it would recognise a Palestinian state at a UN conference in September.<\/p>\n

Swarbrick, who is co-leader of the Green Party, said New Zealand was a “laggard” and an “outlier” and the lack of decision was appalling before calling on some government members to support a bill to “sanction Israel for its war crimes.” The bill was proposed by her party in March and is supported by all opposition parties.<\/p>\n

“If we find six of 68 Government MPs with a spine, we can stand on the right side of history,” said Swarbrick.<\/p>\n

Speaker Gerry Brownlee said that statement was “completely unacceptable” and she had to withdraw it and apologise. When she refused, Swarbrick was ordered to leave parliament.<\/p>\n

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Brownlee later clarified Swarbrick could return on Wednesday but if she still refused to apologise she would again be removed from parliament.<\/p>\n

New Zealand has said it will make a decision in September about whether it would recognise Palestine as a state.<\/p>\n

Foreign Minister Winston Peters told parliament that over the next month the government would gather information and talk to partners, which would inform cabinet’s decision.<\/p>\n

“We’ll be weighing this decision carefully rather than rushing to judgement,” Peters said.<\/p>\n

Along with the Green Party, opposition parties Labour and Te Pati Maori support recognition of a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n

Labour parliamentarian Peeni Henare said New Zealand had a history of standing strong on its principles and values and in this case “was being left behind.”<\/p>\n

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WELLINGTON — New Zealand parliamentarian Chloe Swarbrick was ordered to leave parliament on Tuesday (Aug 12) 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…<\/p>\n

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