Swing against Teals potentially due to anti-Israel ‘factor'
'There's no doubt that the Jewish vote in Goldstein and Kooyong is a factor in the swing against the Teals in those two seats,' Mr Burnie told Sky News host Chris Kenny.
'There's no doubt that those that had Jewish constituents in those electorates were probably judged in many cases on their positions on Israel.'
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