It seems like Saturday’s Wentworth by-election in Sydney could have global ramifications with the Prime Minister flagging a significant shift in the government’s Middle East policy.
Scott Morrison says he’s open to relocating Australia’s embassy to Jerusalem in line with the provocative decision by US President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as the legitimate capital of Israel.
The PM says he’s been influenced in his thinking by Dave Sharma, former Ambassador to Israel and the Liberal Party’s candidate in Wentworth which has a high Jewish population.
Listen to the segment on the ABC RN Breakfast program.
[ABC political commentator Paul Bongiorno chimes in with his ABC-typical view of the situation.]