12th of August, 2025
Parliament of Victoria | Legislative Council
Notice of motion 1024
David ETTERSHANK (Western Metropolitan Region):
To move —
![That this House —
(1) acknowledges the horrendous act of terror on 7 October 2023 by Hamas, which resulted
in the death of 1,200 people and the taking of 251 people as hostages, who are yet to be
and must be released;
(2) notes the comments made by the Secretary-General of the United Nations,
António Guterres, that these events “did not happen in a vacuum”;
(3) recognises Israel’s right to exist and to respond proportionately when attacked;
(4) deplores —
(a) the death of more than 61,000 Palestinians;
(b) the injury of more than 143,000 Palestinians;
(c) the use of collective punishment and famine as weapons of war;
(5) states unequivocally that these actions, at the behest of the Israeli Netanyahu
Government, do not in any way represent a proportionate response but rather
constitutes genocide;
(6) condemns the Netanyahu Government’s intention to occupy Gaza;
(7) welcomes the announcement from the Federal Government that they will recognise
Palestine as a sovereign state;
(8) calls on the Victorian Government to —
(a) implement sanctions and boycotts against the Netanyahu Government and the Israel
Defence Forces (IDF); and
(b) advocate to the Federal Government to expand federal sanctions against the
Netanyahu Government and the IDF.
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12th of August, 2025
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