But, whilst the former government’s decision was cynically timed, I do believe it is right for Australia to recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. West Jerusalem has been part of Israel since 1948, when the country was established. It has never been...
I fully support the Labor government and the Minister for Foreign Affairs in their decision to rescind the Morrison government’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and decision to move the embassy there. It was insulting to our Arab colleagues,...
Our relationship with Israel and the Jewish people is so strong, so well rounded and so developed. We should not compromise that because Labor has some people within it who want to change the course of Australian history. Full speech Mr HAWKE (Mitchell) (12:31): I...
It seems to me that, if you go through the decades, one government after the other in this country—in particular Liberal or coalition governments—have consistently accepted that Tel Aviv is the capital of Israel and that that’s where our embassy should be. It...
The decision that the current government made recently was badly executed. It was fundamentally wrong. The coalition has no hesitation in calling on the government to reverse it. Full speech Mr FLETCHER (Bradfield—Manager of Opposition Business) (12:20): I am very...
