Labor Unionist anti-Zionist

November 20, 2007 at 11:01 pm | In 2007 Federal Election |

The Australian - THE accident-prone campaign of star Labor recruit George Newhouse has hit another pothole, with a leaked email revealing his campaign manager has espoused anti-Zionism. In an email addressed “Dear activists”, Ms Jackson wrote to an internet education discussion forum last year: “I oppose Zionism because it calls for the creation of a Jewish state, and I think all governments should be secular. “No Jewish, Islamic, Christian states anywhere in the world, just good, robust, secular democracies,” she said.

“By speaking out on behalf of the Palestinians and Lebanese people, we can give voice to those that some governments and media would wish to silence.” Ms Jackson, 22, the daughter of ABC television journalist Liz Jackson, was president of the National Union of Students at the time she wrote the email. Later, Ms Jackson released a statement retracting her 2006 comments. “Last year, when I wrote the email, I did not understand the definition of Zionism,” she said in the statement.

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