Israel is urging the Australian government not to recognise Palestine as a state as Labor seeks to avoid a flare-up over the issue at its national conference
Israel’s top representative in Australia is urging the Albanese government not to recognise Palestine as a state as Labor seeks to avoid a flare-up over the divisive issue at its upcoming national conference.
Maimon said senior Australian officials had stated they oppose any unilateral actions that would undermine the peace process and that Israel believes recognising Palestine before a final peace settlement would fall into this category. Wong successfully moved the amendment to the platform, which was applauded by Palestinian advocates as courageous and lamented by pro-Israel groups as one-sided.
Israeli news outlets reported at the time that the government had reacted so strongly against the West Jerusalem decision in a bid to prevent Australia from recognising Palestinian statehood. The issue of Israel and Palestine has been a flashpoint at successive Labor national conferences, but several MPs and senior party figures said they did not anticipate major changes this year as there was little appetite to create a headache for the new government.One party member said that, at most, a motion could be put to restate support for Palestinian statehood.
Recognising Palestine would bring Australia into line with most United Nations member states but put it at odds with close security partners such as the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Japan, none of which have recognised Palestine.A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson said: “Australia does not recognise a state of Palestine. We continue to call on all sides to resume negotiations towards a just and enduring two-state solution.
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