Media Release: Australia's Modest Sanctions Expose Deep Rift with US War Machine
Media Release: Australia's Modest Sanctions Expose Deep Rift with US War Machine | Australian Greens Skip to main content Search Get Involved Join Donate Our plan Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news Get Involved Join Donate Search Our plan Toggle Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Toggle Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Toggle Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement Toggle About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news Media Release: Australia's Modest Sanctions Expose Deep Rift with US War Machine 2025-06-11 The Australian government has imposed sanctions on two extremist Israeli Cabinet Ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, for inciting violence against Palestinians.
The US has condemned these sanctions, highlighting growing tensions between Australian public opinion and American foreign policy positions. Greens Senator and Foreign Affairs Spokesperson David Shoebridge said: “Sanctions against two extremist Israeli Cabinet Ministers who incite appalling violence against Palestinians are extremely late but welcome. “These sanctions should have been imposed months ago when these ministers first called for ethnic cleansing and the starvation of Gaza.
Every day of delay has meant more Palestinian lives lost while Australia maintained diplomatic niceties with those actively promoting war crimes. “The world must now urgently move to sanction the Israeli war industry and end the two-way weapons trade. “Millions of people around the world have come together to force their governments to begin sanctions.
Global solidarity is daily confronting power and entitlement to demand a Free Palestine. “The US condemnation of these modest sanctions is another clear demonstration of how far our two countries’ values are diverging. “The Australian government must start listening to the growing groundswell of public opinion and end AUKUS as part of a comprehensive review of our military dependency on the US.
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