Australian Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, has cancelled a Morrison government initiative recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
The Labor frontbencher announced the decision in a statement saying the Albanese government was, ‘Committed to a two-state solution in which Israel and a future Palestinian state co-exist, in peace and security, within internationally recognised borders.’
Defending the placement of Australia’s embassy, Wong strongly inferred that Tel Aviv was ‘and always has been Israel’s capital’.
The Foreign Minister added that her government was recommitting to ‘internationalist efforts’ (read as: the globalist agenda) to force Israel’s hand regarding a Palestinian state.
Taking a hypocritical swipe at the previous Liberal-National government by playing politics with Jerusalem herself, Wong expressed, ‘Regret that Mr Morrison’s [2018] decision to play politics resulted in Australia’s shifting position, and the distress this caused to many people in the Australian community.’
Wong’s press release on the matter gave lip service to Labor’s ‘unwavering support of Israel, and the Jewish community in Australia’ with the Foreign Minister also declaring ‘unwavering support for’ a Palestinian state.
The backflip came a day after the Albanese government denied they were cancelling the ancient capital.
Responding to claims made by the UK Guardian, Penny Wong affirmed there had been no change to Australia’s 2018 recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, only to reverse course on the matter 24 hours later.
Read the article by Rod Lampard in The Spectator.