It was under Labor Prime Minister Chifley that Doc Evatt’s strong support for a two-state solution was reinforced when he cabled Britain’s Prime Minister Attlee and urged early recognition of Israel saying: Such declaration would properly indicate willingness to agree...
Labor fully endorses Israel’s right to exist and to live peacefully within secure borders. There has been no change and there will be no change from that policy. We also continue to fully subscribe to the two-state solution, as does the government. How about you,...
Given the comments by President Netanyahu and senior members of his Likud party to distance themselves in the past from a two-state solution, I believe it falls to countries of good will, such as Australia, who believe in the dignity of all peoples of the region, to...
The tragic conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and the fraught peace process in which they have been involved for generations are not playthings for Australian politicians desperately seeking to score some cheap political points. There are sufficient divisions...
Questioned whether DFAT’s internal review of Australian aid to World Vision in the Palestinian Territories had been completed and when the decision to suspend aid would be reviewed. I would like to know about the review of aid to the Middle East. I wanted to...