12 Aug 2025

Govt accused of sitting on the fence over Palestine statehood

From Morning Report, 6:21 am on 12 August 2025

An academic is accusing the coalition of sitting on the fence during the Gaza conflict so as not to upset the United States. New Zealand has now fallen out of step with Australia, Canada, France and the UK in its positioning on Palestinian statehood. Our political reporter Anneke Smith has more.