Muslim Votes Matter issued the following statement on January 7, before the Attorney-General left for Israel.

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Muslim Votes Matter (MVM) expresses its outrage at the Albanese government’s decision to send Australia’s most senior legal officer, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, to Israel to “repair” strained diplomatic ties.

This move is nothing short of a betrayal of Australia’s commitment to upholding international law, including its obligations under the Rome Statute and the Genocide Convention.

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This decision comes as Israel continues its brutal assault on Palestinians, actions that have been widely condemned as genocidal by international human rights organisations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the United Nations and........

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