Jewish men commune during the vacation of Sukkot astatine the Western Wall, the holiest tract successful Judaism, successful the Old City of Jerusalem connected Oct. 12, 2022. | AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia has reversed a erstwhile government’s designation of West Jerusalem arsenic Israel’s capital, the overseas curate said Tuesday.
The center-left Labor Party authorities Cabinet agreed to again admit Tel Aviv arsenic the superior and reaffirmed that Jerusalem’s presumption indispensable beryllium resolved successful bid negotiations betwixt Israel and the Palestinians, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.
Australia remained committed to a two-party solution to the struggle betwixt Israelis and Palestinians, and “we volition not enactment an attack that undermines this prospect,” Wong said.
Former blimpish Prime Minister Scott Morrison formally recognized West Jerusalem arsenic Israel’s superior successful December 2018, though the Australian embassy remained successful Tel Aviv.
The alteration followed the then-U.S. President Donald Trump’s determination to displacement the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. President Joe Biden has kept the embassy successful Jerusalem arsenic the U.S. steps backmost from its once-intense mediation betwixt the Israelis and Palestinians, who person not held substantive bid talks successful much than a decade.
Wong described Morrison’s determination arsenic retired of measurement internationally and a “cynical” effort to triumph a by-election successful a Sydney locale with a ample Jewish population.
Morrison’s Liberal Party ran Jewish campaigner Dave Sharma who was defeated successful the by-election but won the spot successful the adjacent wide election.
Morrison’s authorities was elected retired of bureau successful May aft 9 years successful power.
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