Izzat Abdulhadi of the Palestinian delegation has called for the government to resist ‘pressure’ to avoid the contentious topic and to strongly condemn the events in Jenin
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Australia should stand up for the “fair go” by recognising Palestine as a state, according to its de facto ambassador, who argues Israel’s “brutal” military operation in the city of Jenin only increases the urgency for bold steps.
Palestinian recognition is one of the foreign policy issues set to be discussed when Labor holds its next national conference in Brisbane in August.
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