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Zac de Silva

Labor MP blasts party's 'fear and loathing' over Gaza

Labor MP Ed Husic is urging his party colleagues to be more forthright about Palestinian rights. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

Labor risks losing voter support in a similar way to the Democrats in the US if it continues to respond to questions around Palestinian rights with "fear and loathing", a former cabinet minister says.

Western Sydney MP Ed Husic, the most outspoken Labor member on the war in Gaza, also wants a dedicated federal police team to monitor dual Australian-Israeli citizens who travel to the Middle East to fight for the Israel Defence Forces.

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