By RNZ Online…
A veteran activist has defended a hotline for New Zealanders to report Israeli soldiers holidaying in New Zealand.
The Human Rights Commission said it had received more than 100 complaints about a digital flyer promotion the hotline, distributed by the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa. The Commission has called for an immediate halt of the hotline and said it sets a dangerous precedent.
It is calling for an immediate halt of the hotline.
But the network’s national chairperson John Minto, told Morning Report, the government should focus on speaking out against Israel’s actions in Gaza instead of condemning New Zealanders.
Israeli soldiers are coming from Gaza to have rest and recreation here,” he said. “I’ve come across heaps of Israeli soldiers out backpacking.”
Read the full story on RNZ Online here. OR listen to Newstalk ZB’s interview with John Minto here.
But watch what The Platform’s Sean Plunket has to say about John Minto on The Platform here.
