Tom Elliott has called out an advocacy group looking to poll every local council candidates about their thoughts on the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.

The ‘We Vote for Palestine’ group want to uncover which candidates are supporting Palestine ahead the upcoming council election.

The 3AW Mornings host says candidates should be focusing on local issues, not worrying about an overseas conflict.

Click PLAY to hear Tom Elliott’s full thoughts on the Palestinian advocacy group 

“This makes me angry,” he said on 3AW.

“This is not what local government is about.”

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