“Judging by the toots of support, the people of the northern suburbs [of Melbourne] are with Gaza and not with the Australian government,” Socialist Alliance councillor Sue Bolton told Green Left.

She was speaking about the 1000-strong Coburg protest organised by Bolton and independent councillor Monica Harte on October 19.

Bolton slammed the Australian government's response to Israel's bombing campaign as “appalling”.

Read more and watch video at: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/video-socialist-councillor-speaks-out-gaza

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