Wong reiterated Australia is committed to a two-state solution in which Israel and a future Palestinian state coexist. 9News
"You know what this was? This was a cynical ploy, unsuccessful, to win the seat of Wentworth in a by-election," she said.
Wentworth, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, has one of the largest Jewish populations of any electorate in Australia.Israel considers Jerusalem to be its capital, though the city remains the focal point of conflict because of its religious significance to Jewish, Muslim and Christian people.Wong noted that Australia was one of the first countries to recognise Israel in 1948, and that it was a Labor prime minister, Ben Chifley, who did so.
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