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Christian group protests Israel resolution at Parliament

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Newstalk ZB Staff ,
Publish Date
Fri, 30 Dec 2016, 6:53AM
Two bus loads of protesters from Hawkes Bay have arrived at Parliament to take a stand against New Zealand's stance on the UN resolution (Melissa Nightingale)

Christian group protests Israel resolution at Parliament

Author
Newstalk ZB Staff ,
Publish Date
Fri, 30 Dec 2016, 6:53AM

UPDATED 1.11pm: Two bus loads of protesters from Hawkes Bay have arrived at Parliament to take a stand against New Zealand's stance on the UN resolution.

Members of the group are carrying the Israeli flag and signs saying "Israel is a true democracy in the Middle East" and "UN resolution 2334 condemned".

LISTEN ABOVE: Pastor Nigel Woodley spoke to Tim Dower earlier today

They want to let Murray McCully know that they don't believe the United Nations Security Council resolution is one of peace, like he says it is.

Other signs state "Israel please forgive us" and "Shame on the foreign ministry".

One lone anti protester is standing amid the sea of Israeli flags and tshirts with a Palestinian flag, debating with others.

Flaxmere Christian Fellowship Pastor Nigel Woodley said the resolution outlaws Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

He said it also allows Palestine to step away from the negotiating table.

"We don't agree with this going through at all, because, they're telling Israel to give up what is, historically, the land of Israel."

Mr Woodley has previously written a book examining scriptural connections to the Holocaust of Jewish people during World War Two.

Israel's administration doesn't have any more sanctions planned for New Zealand after recalling ambassador Itzhak Gerberg and blocking NZ's ambassador from travelling to the Middle Eastern nation.

Diplomatic relations soured over the Christmas holiday period after New Zealand co-sponsored a resolution in the United Nations Security Council criticising Israeli settlements as violating international law and undermining a two-state solution with Palestine.

Additional reporting by Melissa Nightingale of the NZ Herald

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