Israeli politicians sign letter urging Australian MPs to dump two-state policy

Letter from Knesset members addressed to Queensland LNP backbencher Andrew Wallace was distributed at event he hosted, attended by several Coalition MPs and senators

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A handful of Israeli politicians, including one within Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud party, have urged Coalition MPs to dump Australia's longstanding two-state policy on Israel and Palestine ahead of the upcoming federal election.

They claim that maintaining the policy would reward Hamas and destroy Israel.

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