In an interview with Nour Haydar, federal Labor MP Ed Husic voices his opposition to an upcoming visit by Israeli president Isaac Herzog and cautions against attempts to clamp down on protests.
Husic said he did not believe it was a good decision for his Labor government to issue an invitation for Herzog to visit Australia, which was done in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
He also said he backed the right of Australians to peacefully protest against the actions of the Israeli government over its bombardment of Gaza, calling it a “slur” to link major protests against the war to the Bondi shooting at a Jewish festival.
Herzog will visit Australia next week at the invitation of the governor general, Sam Mostyn, to meet Jewish communities after the Bondi terror attack, where 15 people were killed at a Hanukah festival in December 2025.
Herzog is Israel’s head of state, as opposed to Netanyahu, who wields executive power as the nation’s prime minister.
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