NSW Labor formally backs Palestine state ‘as priority’
Alex Mitchell and Samantha Lock
NSW Labor has sent a message to its counterparts in Canberra, passing a motion demanding the federal government recognise Palestinian statehood.
The motion, moved by state minister Jihad Dib at the state’s party conference on Saturday, was met with rapturous applause and a standing ovation by delegates inside Sydney Town Hall.
AAP
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