A cabinet minister has condemned the killing of civilians and the bombing of schools in Gaza, as an ex-Labor senator warned Muslim and Arab voters are feeling disenfranchised by the federal government's rhetoric.
Education Minister Jason Clare said the war in Gaza had affected his community in Western Sydney more than most, due to the higher proportion of Muslims and people from the Middle East.
"I condemn the killing of any innocent people, whether it's the bombing of a hospital in Ukraine or whether it's the bombing of a school in Gaza - death is death," the Blaxland MP said on Thursday.
