Israel/Palestine

Eugene

(62,623 posts) Mon Oct 15, 2018, 07:24 PM Oct 2018

Australian embassy in Israel may be moved to Jerusalem

Source: The Guardian

Australian embassy in Israel may be moved to Jerusalem

Prime minister says idea is a ‘sensible’ proposal and that pursuing a two-state solution ‘hasn’t been going that well’

Michael McGowan, and Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem
Tue 16 Oct 2018 00.06 BST

Australia may follow US president Donald Trump’s lead and move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.

Scott Morrison, Australia’s new prime minister, said on Tuesday he was “open to” following the move, describing it as a “sensible” proposal.

Morrison, an evangelical Christian, immediately faced questions about whether his religious views had played a part in his decision to float the proposal, something he denied. “My faith and religion has nothing to do with this decision,” he said.

Instead, he argued the status quo in Israeli-Palestinian relations had failed to make headway. “The orthodoxy that’s driven this debate which says issues like considering the question of the capital are taboo. I think we have to challenge that,” he said.

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Australian embassy in Israel may be moved to Jerusalem (Original Post) Eugene Oct 2018 OP

Not another evangelical Christian..... CatMor Oct 2018 #1

You'd have hoped that Australians would have learned by watching us... AJT Oct 2018 #2

Jerusalem is the capital city of Israel Mosby Oct 2018 #3

CatMor

(6,212 posts)

1. Not another evangelical Christian.....

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2018, 07:41 PM

Oct 2018

that's the last thing the world needs. Think he may be lying when he claims his religious views did not play a part in his decision to float the proposal.