Unlawful Occupation of Palestine Sanctions Bill
What it actually does
Green Party member's bill proposed by co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick to allow sanctions on people and entities linked to Israel's presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Lodged as a proposed member's bill seeking 61 MPs' support to bypass the ballot; it had 21 supporters and had not been introduced as of the latest records found.
Source: bills.parliament.nz · 2025-08
The Trump take
“Sanctions on Israel? Israel loves me, I love Israel. Total disaster of a bill. Luckily it went nowhere, nowhere at all.”parody
Why it scored this way
Defence
Sanctions on a close US ally
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Hates it
Trade
New trade restrictions
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Dislikes it
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