Foreign affairs minister says long-standing position is that status of Jerusalem must be resolved between Israel and Palestinians
Australia’s minister for foreign affairs, Penny Wong, has confirmed Australia will drop recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, after earlier saying ‘no decision has been made’.Australia’s minister for foreign affairs, Penny Wong, has confirmed Australia will drop recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, after earlier saying ‘no decision has been made’.Tue 18 Oct 2022 01.
“Today the government has reaffirmed Australia’s previous and longstanding position that Jerusalem is a final status issue that should be resolved as part of any peace negotiations betweenwas a “cynical play, unsuccessful, to win the seat of Wentworth in a byelection”. She said the former prime minister Scott Morrison had attempted to play politics with foreign policy “in order to win votes in the seat”.
She said the update to the Department of Foreign and Trade’s website occurred “ahead of government processes; that happens sometimes”.
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