New Zealand Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick was expelled from parliament during a heated debate over the government’s response to Palestine. Swarbrick called for sanctions against Israel and accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being a war criminal. She condemned her colleagues for remaining silent on Israeli actions in Gaza and refused to retract her statements or apologize, leading Speaker Gerry Brownlee to order her removal from the chamber. Meanwhile, in the United States, House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, the No. 2 Democrat in the House, publicly referred to Israel's military actions in Gaza as a "genocide" and emphasized the need for urgent measures to stop the conflict. Separately, a group of British MPs have called for the removal of the Israeli ambassador and urgent actions against Israel in response to the Gaza situation.
Katherine Clark, No. 2 House Democrat, says something must be done to stop ‘genocide’ in Gaza https://t.co/Ne4dXKezBV
House No. 2 Democrat Clark joins small list of lawmakers calling Gaza war a "genocide" https://t.co/05vU9YAo5S
House No.2 Democrat Katherine Clark calls Gaza war a "genocide"