Shadow Attorney General slams Jerusalem reversal
October 27, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Federal Shadow Treasurer Julian Leeser has addressed the federal parliament on the government’s reversal of the 2018 Liberal decision recognising West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
He concluded his speech by saying, “Israel is a sovereign nation with a right to determine where its capital lies. If this government is going to mishandle major foreign policy matters and key international relationships, then Australians have good reason to be deeply concerned. We cannot afford to let the Labor Party play reckless games on foreign policy matters as significant as our relationship with one of our key allies.”
In the Senate, UAP Senator Ralph Babet criticised the Federal Labor government’s policy reversal.
He said: “When your foreign policy is being praised by terrorists, you might want to rethink it. That’s exactly what the Albanese government should do regarding their snap decision to no longer recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The decision…announced by the foreign minister, Penny Wong, was praised by Hamas if you can believe it.
When a designated terror organisation says that you’ve taken a ‘step in the right direction, then it’s a pretty indication that you’ve, in fact, gone in exactly the wrong direction.”
Every nation has the right to determine its own capital, and making an exception of Israel is discriminatory. Imagine if another nation came here to Australia and refused to acknowledge Canberra as our nation’s capital,”
