Labor urged to recognise Palestinian state ‘without further delay’ after Israeli PM’s rejection of two-state solution
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from World news | The Guardian on (#6J2ES)
Palestinian diplomat Izzat Abdulhadi says Australia must do more than express disappointment at Benjamin Netanyahu's stance
A Palestinian diplomat has implored the Australian government to recognise Palestine as a state without further delay" after what he called the Israeli prime minister's appalling but not surprising" rejection of a two-state solution.
The comments from the head of the general delegation of Palestine to Australia, Izzat Abdulhadi, come after two Labor MPs also urged the government to fast-track recognition of Palestinian statehood, whereas the Coalition said the immediate priority should be security and stability".
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