Labor campaigners seeking recognition of Palestine are billing a resolution agreed by the ALP’s dominant right faction that is certain to win approval at the party’s NSW conference today as an “historic” shift in traditional support for Israel.
“No conditions, no ‘ifs’ or ‘buts’,” one of the pro-Palestine campaign’s leading proponents told The Australian.
A resolution to be put to the NSW ALP conference late today that “urges the next Labor government to recognise Palestine” is set to be passed by an overwhelming majority of party delegates from right and left factions.
The resolution, which modifies a previous commitment only to “discussions” on Palestinian statehood between a Labor government and like-minded nations, follows an intense campaign over many months led by former NSW premier Bob Carr.
Mr Carr and his supporters hope a break with 40 years of unqualified Labor support for Israel by the ALP’s largest state branch will become the model for a policy change at the party’s federal conference next year.
Read the full article by Brad Norington at The Australian (subscription only).