Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has lashed out Bob Carr and other supporters of a motion for Labor to immediately recognise Palestine, saying foreign policy is set federally.
The former foreign minister has said a motion which passed a NSW Labor conference would mean the state supports no conditions to the recognition of Palestine.
Others have said that the further inclusion of moderating paragraph means the motion did not go as far as previously thought.
The motion included a paragraph saying that the NSW ALP “supports the recognition and right of Israel and Palestine to exist within secure and recognised borders”.
Proponents of the motion hope it will push the federal party to change its position which is currently just to have “discussions” on Palestinian recognition with like-minded nations, with no set timetable.
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