Australia under Leftist Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is interfering in the affairs of Israel as it moves to “reinstate” the term “Occupied Palestinian Territories.” Australia is also “vowing to strengthen its objections to ‘illegal’ Israeli settlements.” no other country endures or puts up with such interference.
Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Penny Wong, referenced the Gaza Strip, Judea and Samaria as “illegal under international law and a significant obstacle to peace,” with no reference to or regard for the historic and ongoing attempts to destroy the Jewish state utterly.
The Labor Party “maintained it was acting in line with Australia’s key allies,” thus giving advance notice that it intends to gang up with other anti-Israel countries and do more to stoke Israel’s delegitimization and fuel the Palestinian jihad against it.
Australia’s Coalition opposition accused “the faceless men and women of the Labor party” of “dictating foreign policy.”
It’s no surprise that “the Palestinian foreign ministry praised Australia’s new policy” as a “significant and important development.”
“Australia to officially resume use of term ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’, reversing Coalition stance,” by Daniel Hurst and Josh Butler, Guardian, August 8, 2023:
The Australian government will reinstate the term “Occupied Palestinian Territories”, vowing to strengthen its objections to “illegal” Israeli settlements before next week’s Labor party national conference.
The move sparked claims from the Coalition opposition that “the faceless men and women of the Labor party” were dictating foreign policy, but the government maintained it was acting in line with Australia’s key allies.
Some delegates at the Labor national conference in Brisbane are expected to agitate for the party to take a stronger position and commit to a timeframe to recognise Palestinian statehood.
The government has given no indication it is ready to go that far, but has signalled a return to more forthright language about the occupation.
The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, outlined the position to Labor MPs and senators at Parliament House on Tuesday. In a sign of internal concerns, it was the second time members of caucus have raised questions about Israel in two weeks.
Wong later told the Senate the Australian government was “gravely concerned about alarming trends that are significantly reducing the prospects of peace”.
“The Australian government is strengthening its opposition to settlements by affirming they are illegal under international law and a significant obstacle to peace,” she said….
Wellington says
Disgusting. Damn stupid too.
CP says
Australia is trying to act as a new middle East master and postures to interfere in Israeli affairs. Did whites of Australia not harm and kill the aborigines? What kind of leftist ideology is this? This is cowardice to announce such things at the backdoor.
bill says
The whole country called Australia is an occupied territory. Its history of trying to exterminate the indigenous population and pludering its resources is just as bad as that of the USA. The PM should reflect on that before he makes any such decisions
Sir Peter says
This is pure unadulterated Marxist crap. You know bugger all about Australia’s history or it’s present.
Bexarkat says
Does anyone else think that Israel should start calling Australia “Occupied Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Territory?” Oatsip for brevity.
Bruce D Watt says
Just refer to all of Australia as “Occupied aboriginal lands”. Turnabout is fair play.
somehistory says
“Occupied” by the rabid mozlums who demand that Israel be destroyed…”from the river to the sea.” “Occupied” by hamas and the pa.
Keith O says
My thoughts exactly.
Keith O says
The Albanese government have a pretty good record of doing the right thing and speaking the truth on subjects, they learned from all the lies and deceptions of the Lib/Nats government when they were in power.
This however, is one of those times I think WTF???
don’t now who has been giving the Labor government it’s info, but they have really screwed the pooch on this one.
tim gallagher says
Fashionable left wing wankers in action. Supporting the palestinians and being full of hatred for Israel is all the rage amongst the left wing wanker brigade these days. We have a democracy here in Australia so the people get the government, and this government is hopeless and is destroying Australia’s economy with its energy policies and other bullshit policies, that they deserve to get.
Deodata says
One other difference is that while Aborigines do exist, there has never been a Palestine.
brenrod says
“…the government maintained it was acting in line with Australia’s key allies.”
We will soon see that the “key allies” are the biden admin.