Potential Trump tariff retaliation not a factor in Palestinian state decision, Albanese says
by Tom McIlroy Chief political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6Z30R)
The prime minister is seeking a phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu this week, after a pro-Palestine protest marched across Sydney Harbour Bridge
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Possible retaliation from the US president, Donald Trump, won't slow Australia's moves to recognise Palestinian statehood, with the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, describing it as a necessary precondition for peace.
Albanese is seeking a phone call with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, this week but he has brushed off concerns that joining France, Canada and the UK in recognising Palestine could complicate relations between Canberra and the White House at a critical time.
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