‘Go and listen': Holocaust survivor urges PM to visit Israel
Holocaust survivor Eddy Boas urges Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to visit Israel to 'listen' at what is happening firsthand.
'There's absolutely no reason not to go,' Mr Boas said.
'If you don't listen to the opposition, you don't learn.
'You can't lose.'
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