Many Labor backbenchers have joined human rights campaigners and legal experts in their dismay at the visit of genocidaire Isaac Herzog, who the Australian Federal Police, some have alleged, are required to arrest and investigate upon his arrival to Australia on the 8th

Dissent in Labor: Cracks beginning to show in major party ahead of Herzog visit

The Socialist Bulletin Staff - 6/2/2026

Photo: By Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website, CC BY 4.0

CRACKS have begun to show in the Labor Party, in the lead up to the visit by genocidaire Isaac Herzog, the President of 'Israel' to Australia, set to occur in just three days from the time of writing.

While the government maintains a formal position firmly in support of the visit, and Prime Minister Albanese was the one to formally invite Mr Herzog to the country, many backbenchers among his party have begun to publicly express their discontent at the visit.

Ed Husic, the first Muslim ever elected to parliament in Australia, has expressed his concern surrounding the visit by Herzog, who has overseen the murder of over 70,000 Palestinians over the last two years. Concern has also been voiced by human rights activists, with Chris Sidoti, a former member of the UN commission of inquiry which found that Israel has committed a genocide against the Palestinians, stating that Mr Herzog must be arrested.

Mr Sidoti has reminded the government that incitement to genocide is a crime under Australian and International law, and the Australian Federal Police are required under those laws to act in stopping Mr Herzog from entering and remaining in Australia.

Penny Wong insisted, however, that the Australian government did receive legal advice prior to inviting the President, who has played an instrumental role in the ongoing genocide.

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