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# IINZ Voters’ Guide
- URL: https://goodoil.news/iinz-voters-guide-2/
- Published: 2020-06-26T01:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-06-24T23:50:03.000Z
- Author: Guest Post
- Tags: Election 2020, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00

**IINZ News**  
[israelinstitute.nz](https://israelinstitute.nz/2020/06/iinz-2020-voters-guide/?ref=goodoil.news)

Welcome to the Israel Institute of New Zealand **2020 Voters’ Guide.** Our first guide was in 2017 and this one was also compiled after we wrote to all MPs asking for their and their party positions on Israel.

## **Selected MPs**

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**Alfred Ngaro** [re-started the New Zealand-Israel Parliamentary Friendship Group](https://israelinstitute.nz/2018/11/an-mps-call-to-arms/?ref=goodoil.news) and has [repeatedly committed his support for Israel](https://israelinstitute.nz/2018/12/national-mp-alfred-ngaro-on-israel-and-2334/?ref=goodoil.news).

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**Simon O’Connor** is a strong supporter of Israel and has [advocated the NZ embassy move to Israel \[from Turkey\].](https://israelinstitute.nz/2019/08/national-party-mps-call-for-moving-embassy-to-israel/?ref=goodoil.news)

He spoke with us about the issues in this guide:

[O’Connor for IINZ.m4v](https://vimeo.com/400346584?ref=goodoil.news) from [Perry Trotter](https://vimeo.com/shoah?ref=goodoil.news) on [Vimeo](https://vimeo.com/?ref=goodoil.news).

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**Todd McClay** is a strong supporter of Israel and has [advocated the NZ embassy move to Israel \[from Turkey\].](https://israelinstitute.nz/2019/08/national-party-mps-call-for-moving-embassy-to-israel/?ref=goodoil.news)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/screen-shot-2020-06-25-at-11.41.44-am.png)

When confronted, **Jacinda** **Ardern** [distanced herself from an anti-Israel hate group](https://israelinstitute.nz/2019/11/new-zealand-pm-distances-herself-from-online-hate-group/?ref=goodoil.news); however, she has failed to distance NZ from funding extremism or condemn one of her MPs for supporting the discriminatory BDS campaign; and she accused Israel for the “devastating one-sided loss of life” in the conflict on the Gaza border [without mentioning Hamas](https://israelinstitute.nz/2018/05/nz-called-out-at-un-shocking-and-shameful/?ref=goodoil.news).

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/screen-shot-2020-06-25-at-11.42.56-am.png)

**Winston Peters** [made an apology](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/immigration-minister-apologises-to-israel-over-map/?ref=goodoil.news) for [the immigration mistake with the map of Israel](https://israelinstitute.nz/2019/08/how-immigration-nz-erased-israel-from-the-map/?ref=goodoil.news); however, failed to distance NZ from funding extremism.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/screen-shot-2020-06-25-at-11.44.04-am.png)

**Duncan Webb** is a [supporter of BDS](https://israelinstitute.nz/2019/05/nz-labour-should-stand-up-to-mp-bringing-them-down/?ref=goodoil.news) and has [said that “a strong Zionist lobby” controls US politics](https://twitter.com/KiwiDaveC/status/1154537252908724225?ref=goodoil.news)[.](https://israelinstitute.nz/2019/05/nz-labour-should-stand-up-to-mp-bringing-them-down/?ref=goodoil.news)

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**Golriz Ghahraman** [falsely suggested Israel was committing “genocide” and “apartheid”](https://twitter.com/IsraelInstNZ/status/982890508715417600?ref=goodoil.news) and [falsely said Jesus’ mother was a Palestinian](https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-zealand-lawmaker-says-jesus-mother-was-palestinian-refugee/?ref=goodoil.news).

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