09 August
The Palestine Forum of New Zealand
(PFNZ) has congratulated the Free Palestine Party on its
successful registration as a political party in Aotearoa New
Zealand, calling it a significant moment for both the
Palestine solidarity movement and New Zealand’s democratic
landscape.
The party’s registration follows years of
sustained public advocacy marches, petitions and direct
lobbying calling on New Zealand to take a principled stance
on Palestine, international law and Palestinian
rights.
“For years, thousands of people across
Aotearoa have marched, protested, petitioned and written to
politicians demanding a principled position on Palestine,” a
PFNZ spokesperson said. “The registration of a political
party dedicated to bringing these issues into Parliament
represents a new chapter in that struggle. Palestine must no
longer be treated as a peripheral issue in New Zealand
foreign policy or domestic political debate.”
PFNZ
said the ongoing situation in Gaza, the expansion of
settlements, and the occupation of Palestinian territory
demand political accountability, and that the new party
gives New Zealand voters a direct democratic avenue to raise
these concerns.
The organisation congratulated the
founders, members, volunteers and supporters involved in
achieving registration, describing it as “the beginning of a
new political chapter” rather than the end of the
campaign.
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