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Kevin Rudd urges Australian govt to condemn annexation plan

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Published: 29 June 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Former prime minister's call echoed by ex-US envoy Martin Indyk, who says Israel would become an ‘international outlaw’; US lobby groups AIPAC, ADL struggle to defend unilateral move

Kevin Rudd urges government to stand up to Israel over West Bank annexation plan (SMH)
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has called on the Australian government to condemn Israel's proposed annexation of large parts of the West Bank, which he says would undermine the shared goal of a two-state solution and violate international law

Former US ambassador: Israel would be 'making itself an international outlaw' with West Bank annexation (Pri)
Martin Indyk says the timing is determined by the fact that there's an election in the United States. And if Israel goes ahead, Trump has indicated that he would recognise that annexation. The fear is that Trump will no longer be president after November and Joe Biden has already made it clear that not only would he not recognise it, but he might well withdraw the recognition

Even AIPAC: Mainstream US Jewish groups struggling to defend Israeli annexation (Haaretz)
Having argued for decades in favour of a two-state solution and no unilateral moves, AIPAC, ADL and AJC are facing a potential Israeli move that could scupper both of those claims

Everyone loses from Netanyahu’s territorial ambitions (Guardian)
SIMON TISDALL: The land grab in the West Bank will damage the region, the international community and Israel itself

UK Board President urges Starmer to reject 'divisive' Nandy proposal for West Bank goods ban (Jewish Chronicle)
Reacting to the shadow foreign secretary's plan Marie van der Zyl said: ‘I would urge Sir Keir and the Labour Party not to go down this route’

Photo: A section of Itamar, a Jewish settlement, in the foreground as Nablus is seen in the background, June 15 (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)
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