Parliament Disrupted by Palestine Solidarity Protest This Afternoon

NZ Parliament briefly disrupted by protest demanding sanctions on Israel

Parliament was briefly disrupted today as a small group of protesters staged a demonstration from the public gallery, demanding that New Zealand impose sanctions on Israel. The protest took place just as Question Time was starting. Around 10 people chanted slogans including “Free Palestine” and accused Prime Minister Christopher Luxon of supporting genocide. Leaflets were […] The post NZ Parliament briefly disrupted by protest demanding sanction…

Parliament disrupted by Palestine Solidarity protest this afternoon

Palestine Solidarity supporters this afternoon disrupted the start of Parliament’s question time with cries of “Free Palestine” and “Stop complicity with genocide”. Prime Minister Luxon rose to answer the first question of the day but didn’t get a single word in before the public gallery erupted with chanting and tossing leaflets identifying the key government supporters of Israel’s ongoing Gaza genocide. One of the protest group let rip with …