Labor candidate Melissa Parke quits over Israel claims | Sky News Australia

Melissa Parke, Labor's high-profile candidate for the WA seat of Curtin, has quit following criticism from Jewish community groups over controversial comments she made about Israel. The Ex-Rudd government minister reportedly made claims about the treatment of Palestinians at a public meeting last month, that Jewish groups say are nothing more than conspiracy theories.

Ms Parke, who previously worked in the Gaza Strip for the United Nations aiding Palestinian refugees, said in her withdrawal speech that her views on the conflict were well known, but she didn't want them to be a 'distraction from electing a Labor government'. Curtin was the former seat of Julie Bishop and is one of the safest Liberal seats in WA. Image: News Corp Australia

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Unlike the climate change deniers in the LNP, her views are well founded.

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Bill, what do YOU, what do you actually stand for, not the Unions or the Greens but You.....

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp They were antisemetic lies!

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MelissaParke01 billshortenmp What are your views on this subject?

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Nothing wrong with being against apartheid

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Most of your nut job party members do Bill.

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Australian government and opposition support Jewish terrorism their crimes against humanity their illegal occupation their use of chemical weapons on trapped civilians apartheid and the right for jews to slaughter Christian and Muslim Arabs with international immunity ☠️🇮🇱☠️

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MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Typical of billshortenmp (& the ALP in general) not to condemn racist or anti-Semitic comments made by one of their own (Michael Daley/Melissa Parke). Shorten & co appear to believe it's ok to be a racist just so long as your a member of the ALP. auspol

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Haha, another ALP blow for personal freedoms (of speech in this instance). What does any ALP candidate think about Adani, Bill? Ooops- no telling, no talking, keep your lip zipped. Pinocchio Bill knows best (well he knows what Sally tells him). Mind those strings, they will trip

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp On the fence again little Bill. You stand for nothing!

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Seems kinda weird as you kept supporting Michael Daley who made anti-Asian comments.

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Anti-Semitic comment need to be condemned in public. Well Bill Shorten we are waiting for you to condemn these Parkes comments.

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Bill Shorten. Anti-semitism = a distraction. uglyLabor

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp First it was Asian hate now they are targeting Jews.... who next?

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Asians are taking your jobs

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp One down...how many left to go?

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Bye

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Under the bus with her.

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Another labor big mouth quits not good for shorten he is heading for disaster.

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp But wasn’t she pre-selected Bill? By the way - what’s you view on Adani?

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp I'm not convinced he is telling the truth.

Shorten tells us he doesn't share those views but does Plibersek? auspol

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Why was she preselected in the first place?

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Ahahahah, yeah right put the party first Bill and GTFO, let somebody with a clean slate and a brain have the top job, such as Penny Wong.

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp I wonder how long he spent on the Israeli embassy's line begging for forgiveness. U N I T Y

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Hi Bill, what are your real thoughts on Adarni? Not your Melb or Brisbane views, your real ones. Also keen to know if you support Bill Setka?

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp She only highlights the Labor Party's Anti-Sematic support

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp A woman with a view. What a distraction. Still sitting next to Eddie's girl on the bus though.....

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Quits?

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Far left Greens are all anti Semites, Labor has nowhere near quite as many though yet they call people right of centre NAZI

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp Translation - I tapped her on the shoulder

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp No Bill. She has integrity. You can't even recognise it.

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp 'Strong'

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp An anti-Semite on the left, go figure 🧐

MelissaParke01 billshortenmp You’re not fit for PM

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