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Australia revokes recognition of western Jerusalem as Israel's capital
The Labor Party-led Australian government on Tuesday officially revoked the country's recognition of western Jerusalem as Israel's capital, confirming a Guardian report the previous day revealing that Canberra had walked back the language adopted by former Liberal Party prime minister Scott Morrison.
The Australian Cabinet instead agreed that Jerusalem's eventual status must be resolved via peace negotiations with the Palestinians that lead to a two-state solution.
"We will not support an approach that undermines this prospect," Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong was quoted by the Associated Press as saying on Tuesday.
The Labor Party, with Anthony Albanese as prime minister and Wong as the top diplomat, rose to power in May 2022.
According to Monday's Guardian report, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade recently dropped the following two lines of text from its website:
"Consistent with this longstanding policy, in December 2018, Australia recognized West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, being the seat of the Knesset and many of the institutions of the Israeli government.
"Australia looks forward to moving its embassy to West Jerusalem when practical, in support of, and after the final status determination of, a two-state solution."The lines were deleted after the...Read More
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