{"id":18816,"date":"2026-02-04T21:23:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=18816"},"modified":"2026-02-04T21:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:23:04","slug":"australian-politics-live-wong-acknowledges-depth-of-feeling-on-herzog-visit-but-calls-for-would-be-protesters-to-recall-the-context-australia-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=18816","title":{"rendered":"Australian politics live: Wong acknowledges \u2018depth of feeling\u2019 on Herzog visit but calls for would-be protesters to \u2018recall the context\u2019 | Australia news"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2018Depth of feeling\u2019 in Australian community over Herzog visit: Wong<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n

Wong says she understands there are many different views held over Herzog\u2019s visit with some, including the Palestine Action Group, still planning to protest Herzog\u2019s arrival in Sydney next week.<\/p>\n

Asked whether those groups should be allowed to protest, Wong says:<\/p>\n

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<\/svg>We are a country, a democracy where we know people have differences of views, and I do understand very keenly that people have different views about this visit. There is a depth of feeling in different communities across Australia. We see that, we feel that. What I would ask people to recall is the context and circumstances of this visit and the purpose of it, which is to honour the victims of the antisemitic terror attack.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ed Husic<\/strong>, a Labor MP who has been a vocal critic of Israel, has said he has \u201cdeep concerns\u201d over the visit.<\/p>\n

Asked about those comments, Wong says again that she understands the \u201cdepth of feeling\u201d in the community but that the government is working to ensure peace in the region.<\/p>\n

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<\/svg>I really do understand the depth of feeling about this visit, the depth of feeling in the community about what we\u2019ve seen in Gaza, which is why we\u2019ve been so clear about working, we\u2019re pressing for peace with others in the international community for civilians to be protected and for aid to flow.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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