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A UN expert urges Australia to cut defense ties with Israel, citing genocide allegations from a UN report.
A UN expert, Chris Sidoti, has urged Australia to end defence ties with Israel, warning continued cooperation could make Australia complicit in genocide, citing a UN report concluding Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide.
He called for closing Australia’s Jerusalem office, imposing stricter sanctions, and blocking Australian-made parts from being used in Israeli military operations, especially F-35 jets.
Despite Australia’s recognition of Palestine and support for a US-backed peace plan, Sidoti said legal obligations outweigh economic interests and criticized reliance on Lockheed Martin’s supply chain as insufficient.
The conflict, sparked by Hamas’s October 2023 attack that killed 1,200 Israelis and took 250 hostages, has led to over 65,000 deaths in Gaza, including more than 20,000 children, according to health officials.
Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu dismissed the UN findings as baseless.
Un experto de la ONU insta a Australia a cortar los lazos de defensa con Israel, citando las acusaciones de genocidio en un informe de la ONU.