Albanese Wants International Cover Before Australia Recognizes Palestine as a State

As Albanese shuffles towards recognising Palestine, Trump looms

Anthony Albanese's foot-dragging on recognising Palestine won't cost him votes, but AUKUS means he can't afford to upset Trump.

Australia recognising Palestine would infuriate Netanyahu – but not the people of Israel

The Albanese government has considered itself a friend of Israel. But Benjamin Netanyahu’s callous mistreatment of Palestinians has gone too far.

Albanese Wants International Cover Before Australia Recognizes Palestine as a State

France and the U.K. are moving toward recognizing Palestine – and pressure is growing within the Labor Party for Australia to follow suit.

Anthony Albanese hardens on Israel as pressure builds within Labor caucus

Australia now has some cover to follow the UK and France on a Palestinian state without fearing a backlash from the US.

ECAJ meets with Anthony Albanese

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) held a high-level meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday, as part of a series of engagements with senior government and opposition figures in Canberra this week. In discussions with the Prime Minister, ECAJ received assurances that while recognition of a Palestinian state remains on the Government’s agenda, […] The post ECAJ meets with Anthony Albanese appeared first on J-Wire.

Jewish leaders meet Albanese as Palestine recognition pressure mounts

Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) president Daniel Aghion, co-CEO Peter Wertheim and head of legal Simone Abel met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra yesterday as pressure mounts on the government to follow Britain and France in recognising Palestinian statehood. The meeting came as Albanese declared he sees a “moment of opportunity” to bring peace to the Middle East, while his government lays groundwork to formally reco…