Australia recognises west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Australia has decided to formally recognise west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but will not move its embassy until there is a peace settlement between Israel and Palestinians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/australia-recognises-west-jerusalem-as-israels-capital-37628693.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/article37628692.ece/0d69f/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_8af22d2b-6abc-416e-8d19-4b87cc23e515_1 Email Australia has decided to formally recognise west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but will not move its embassy until there is a peace settlement between Israel and Palestinians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced. He said Australia will recognise east Jerusalem as Palestine’s capital only after a settlement has been reached on a two-state solution. The Australian Embassy will not be moved from Tel … [Read more...] about Australia recognises west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
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Australia recognizes West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital: PM Morrison
Australia formally recognizes West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, reversing decades of Middle East policy, but will not move its embassy there immediately, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday, Trend reports citing Reuters. “Australia now recognizes West Jerusalem, being the seat of the Knesset and many of the institutions of government, is the capital of Israel,” Morrison said. “We look forward to moving our embassy to West Jerusalem when practical,” he told reporters in Sydney. Morrison said in October he was open to shifting Australia’s embassy from Tel Aviv. Morrison said Australia would not move its embassy to West Jerusalem until the city’s final status was determined, but said trade and defense offices would be opened there. Follow Trend on Telegram. Only most interesting and important news … [Read more...] about Australia recognizes West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital: PM Morrison
Australia recognises west Jerusalem as capital of Israel
Australia now recognises west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Saturday, but a contentious embassy shift from Tel Aviv will not occur until a peace settlement is achieved. Morrison also committed to recognising a future state of Palestine with east Jerusalem as its capital when the city's status is determined in a peace deal. "Australia now recognises west Jerusalem -- being the seat of the Knesset and many of the institutions of government -- is the capital of Israel," Morrison said in a speech in Sydney on Saturday. Both Israel and the Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital. Most foreign nations have avoided moving embassies there to prevent inflaming peace talks on the city's final status -- until US President Trump unilaterally moved the US embassy there earlier this year. "We look forward to moving our embassy to west Jerusalem when practical, in support of and after final status of determination," Morrison said, adding that work on a new … [Read more...] about Australia recognises west Jerusalem as capital of Israel
AFP: Australia recognises west Jerusalem as capital of Israel
Picture: AFP Sydney. Australia now recognises west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Saturday, but a contentious embassy shift from Tel Aviv will not occur until a peace settlement is achieved. Morrison also committed to recognising the aspirations for a future state of Palestine with east Jerusalem as its capital when the city's status is determined in a peace deal. The prime minister said it was in Australia's interests to support "liberal democracy" in the Middle East and took aim at the United Nations he said was a place Israel is "bullied". © 2018 All rights reserved. Citing Focus Information Agency is mandatory! … [Read more...] about AFP: Australia recognises west Jerusalem as capital of Israel
Australian government to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
The Australian government will formally recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but the embassy will not be moved from Tel Aviv until the city’s status is finalised under a peace settlement. The prime minister, Scott Morrison, will announce the foreign policy shift in a speech to the Sydney Institute on Saturday, the Australian newspaper reports. The government will also commit to recognising a future state of Palestine with its capital in East Jerusalem after a settlement has been reached on a two-state solution. Morrison is also expected to say the more controversial relocation of the Australian embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem will be delayed until a peace settlement is reached. Palestinian leaders are already lobbying Arab and other Muslim states to drop Australian exports and withdraw their ambassadors from Canberra in the event of an embassy move to Jerusalem. While the embassy move is delayed, the government will establish a defence and trade office in … [Read more...] about Australian government to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital