Sue Bull: 'Not in our name’: Jewish collective occupies defence minister’s office over Gaza

Sue Bull reports on 'Not in our name’: Jewish collective occupies defence minister’s office over Gaza.

The Loud Jew Collective occupied defence minister Richard Marles’ office on November 1 to protest Labor’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza.

About 50 anti-Zionist demonstrators demanded Marles and federal Labor withdraw economic, diplomatic and military support for Israel's occupation of Palestine.

Some protestors locked themselves by the neck to a ladder in Marles’ office, while others, including First Nations and community activists, unfurled banners which read: “Stop the genocide”, “ALP supports ethnic cleansing”, “Not in our name" and “Disarm Israel”.

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The actions of these protestors belie the charge that criticism of the government of Israel is anti-semitism. To overcome this reality, the rabid supporters of Israel call the protestors 'self-hating Jews'. Those supporters cannot imagine that there is any moral position beside unconditional support of Israel despite clear evidence of genocide.