Archiv: Christopher Luxon


29.08.2025 - 00:11 [ Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa ]

New Zealand challenged to vote for Israel‘s suspension in United Nations

(August 26, 2025)

PSNA Co-chair, John Minto, says New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters will have to take a stand on this issue.

“Cabinet should give him clear instructions to vote against Israeli war crimes and support Palestinian rights.”

“Suspension of Israel will have a lot of backing from many countries horrified with the starvation and carnage in Gaza, and they want to do something effective, instead of just recognising Palestine as a state.

“Even if the US vetoes such a move in the Security Council, there is a precedent going back to 1974 when South Africa was suspended from the General Assembly because it practiced apartheid. The General Assembly suspended a member then, and New Zealand should back such a move now.”

29.08.2025 - 00:08 [ AsiaPacificReport.nz ]

New Zealand challenged to vote for Israel’s suspension at UN

(August 27, 2025)

“Suspension of Israel will have a lot of backing from many countries horrified with the starvation and carnage in Gaza, and they want to do something effective, instead of just recognising Palestine as a state.

“Even if the US vetoes such a move in the Security Council, there is a precedent going back to 1974 when South Africa was suspended from the General Assembly because it practised apartheid.

“The General Assembly suspended a member then, and New Zealand should back such a move now.”

13.08.2025 - 16:15 [ i24News.tv ]

Netanyahu “has lost his mind” says New Zealand PM

The remarks come just two days after Luxon’s government announced it was considering formally recognizing the State of Palestine by September.

“Netanyahu has gone way too far. I think he’s lost his mind,” Luxon said, describing the situation in the Palestinian territories as “appalling.” He added that the Israeli prime minister “does not listen to the international community,” calling this stance “unacceptable.”