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Caretaker convention blamed for minimal Govt. response to Israel-Hamas conflict

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Publish Date
Tue, 24 Oct 2023, 7:21am
A damaged neighborhood following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Photo / AP
A damaged neighborhood following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Photo / AP

Caretaker convention blamed for minimal Govt. response to Israel-Hamas conflict

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 24 Oct 2023, 7:21am

The outgoing and incoming governments are blaming the caretaker convention for keeping tight-lipped about the situation in the Middle East.  

The convention applies when an outgoing administration is preparing to make way for an incoming one.  

International Geopolitical Analyst Geoffrey Miller told Kate Hawkesby that New Zealand's done the minimum: condemning the Hamas attack, calling for restraint from Israel's response, and funding humanitarian aid.  

He says beyond that, ministers have been reserved by design because of the caretaker convention.  

Miller says we're waiting for formation of a new government for a fuller response. 

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