Australia to switch stance on UN votes as a pathway to two-state solution

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Australia Backs UN Resolution Calling for Israel to Pull Out From Gaza, West Bank in Major Policy Shift

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong during Question Time in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Nov. 28, 2024. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas via Reuters Connect Australia on Tuesday voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution calling on Israel to withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza, breaking a two-decade pattern of opposing such a measure. The resolution passed by a vote of 157-8 vote, with Israel and the Un…

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Australia Approves UNGA Resolution For Israel To Withdraw From West Bank And Gaza

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent (Worthy News) – Reversing more than 20 years of prior policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Australia on Tuesday voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution that calls for Israel to withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza to the pre-1967 borders, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports. The resolution passed by 157-8 votes with seven abstentions and the United States and Israel voting ‘no.’ The UN…

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Australia Supports UN Resolution Demanding Israel End ‘Unlawful’ Presence in Palestine

The Australian Labor government has broken from the United States to back a U.N. resolution calling for Israel to end its “unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.” Australia joined 157 countries backing the resolution, with eight countries voting against it, including the United States, Israel, and Milei-led Argentina. The resolution (pdf) calls for Israel to “bring to an end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Ter…

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This change comes in a context of widespread concern about Israel's compliance with international humanitarian law.

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Australia's vote against Israel at the UN a 'sellout'

Australia has backed a United Nations resolution calling for a peaceful settlement of Palestine. (AP PHOTO) By Tess Ikonomou and Andrew Brown in Canberra Australia’s vote at the United Nations backing the call for Israel to withdraw from occupied Palestinian Territories has marked a deepening rift with the US, as Labor stands accused of selling out the Jewish community for votes. The nation joined 157 countries to support the resolution, while e…

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Australia backs vote demanding Israel cease occupation of Gaza, West Bank

Australia has shifted its stance to back a UN General Assembly resolution calling on "Israel bring to an end its unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territory as rapidly as possible".The resolution also demanded all new settlement to cease in the occupied territory and for settlers to be pulled out.Australia was among 157 countries to support the resolution at the meeting on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) in New York.READ MORE: The amount o…