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The Australian flag flies above Sydney Harbor and the city's Opera House. Credit: ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock.

Canberra to resume use of term ‘occupied Palestinian territories’

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Australia's Labor government will resume the use of the term "occupied Palestinian territories" in reference to eastern Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip, reversing an unofficial policy stance that had been in place...

Israeli premier calls Australia’s flip-flop on Jerusalem recognition a ‘wretched move’

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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday described as a “wretched move” the Australian government’s decision to walk back the country’s recognition of western Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, according to Hebrew-language media reports. Lapid reportedly...
Anthony Albanese. Credit: Wikipedia.

Australia’s new prime minister not expected to reverse policy on Israel

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When Australia’s new prime minister, Anthony Albanese, won his country’s federal election last month, there was speculation in various media outlets in Australia and abroad over whether he would alter policy with regard to...
Yahya Sinwar, leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement, gestures during a rally in Beit Lahiya on May 30, 2021. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.

Australia to designate all of Hamas a terrorist organization

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Australia announced on Thursday that it would designate the entire Hamas movement as a terrorist organization, Australian media reported. Previously, the country only listed Hamas’ military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. “The views of Hamas...
Australian MP Karen Andrews announces her intent to list Hezbollah in its entirety as a terror organization, Nov. 24, 2021. Source: Twitter.

Australia declares all of Hezbollah a terrorist organization

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Australia’s government on Wednesday designated Hezbollah in its entirety a terrorist organization. Until now, Australia has outlawed only Hezbollah’s overseas terrorism apparatus. Israel’s Foreign Ministry praised the move, saying in a statement that it would...
Isi Leibler. Photo: Courtesy.

Soldiering on for the Jews and Israel

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Reading a biography about a friend is a mixed experience. On the one hand, the protagonist is familiar. On the other, he’s a complete stranger, whose story unfolds like that of a fictional character...
UNRWA staff members protest against cuts in financial aid outside the agency's offices in Gaza City on April 14, 2019. Photo by Hassan Jedi/Flash90.

Australia halves its financial aid to UNRWA

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The Australian government has followed in U.S. footsteps and cut financial aid to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), according to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade budget...
Australia's Ambassador to the Israel Chris Cannan lays a wreath at the British war cemetery in Jerusalem on ANZAC Day in 2019, where Australian soldiers who took part in World War I are buried. Source: Chris Cannan via Twitter.

Australia-Israel relationship a ‘mateship’ based on trade, trust and mutual values

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At the 43rd session of the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that recently concluded, Australia was the only country to vote against all five anti-Israel resolutions, including the notoriously biased Agenda Item 7. In Australia’s...