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The Latest Breaking News from Jerusalem

Australia has changed its stance on Israel's capital city — this is why it's proved controversial

Jerusalem may be about 14,000 kilometres away from Canberra, but its "status" as the capital of Israel continues to court controversy. Here's why.

ABC News

Australia's reversal on recognising Jerusalem as Israeli capital is simply a return to status quo

The Albanese Labor government’s decision to reverse its predecessor’s recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has elicited a predictable reaction from Israel and its supporters in Australia.

The Conversation

Labor MP 'hurt' by Jerusalem reversal

Australia's decision to reverse recognising West Jerusalem as Israel's capital has been criticised for the handling and timing of the announcement.

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Contemporary Art Meets Ancient Stones In Jerusalem

An avant-garde exhibit by Israeli Canadian artist, Nicole Kornberg Jacobovici, has brought art and archeology together

Zenger

Australia reverses decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Foreign minister Penny Wong said Australia will remain a ‘steadfast friend’ to Israel

Evening Standard

Jewish groups blindsided by Labor’s reversal of recognition of West Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Prominent Jewish community leaders in Australia say Albanese government’s withdrawal of recognition ‘a gratuitous insult’ – but criticism is not universal

The Guardian - AU

Australia will no longer recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as it ‘undermines’ two-state solution

Israel summons Australian ambassador to lodge formal protest

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ABC News

Australia Reverses Recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli Capital

Australia said Tuesday it would no longer recognize West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, reversing a contentious decision by the previous conservative government. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the city's status should be decided through peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians, and not through unilateral decisions, reported AFP. "We will not…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia says it will end its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Australia's government Cabinet agreed to again recognize Tel Aviv as the capital and reaffirmed that Jerusalem's status must be resolved in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians

WEKU

Australia drops recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Australia has reversed a previous government’s recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

The Independent UK

Australia reverses 2018 decision to recognise west Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Australia on Tuesday reversed a decision of the previous government to recognise west Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, saying the status of the city should be resolved through peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian people.

France 24

Australia reverses recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says government ‘regrets’ decision made by previous administration.

Al Jazeera

Australia reverses decision to recognise west Jerusalem as Israel's capital

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Labor reverses decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel capital

The government has reversed a controversial decision by the previous government to recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

The Guardian - AU

Israel criticises Labor’s decision to drop recognition of West Jerusalem as capital

PM Yair Lapid says he’s ‘deeply disappointed’ in the ‘hasty’ foreign policy shift and has summoned Australia’s ambassador to explain

Al Jazeera

Australia ‘removes’ reference to West Jerusalem as Israel capital

The Labor government quietly drops language adopted by former PM Scott Morrison, The Guardian reported.

ABC News

Labor says it has not changed Scott Morrison's controversial recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Foreign Minister Penny Wong insists there has been "no change" to Australia's decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, despite the policy disappearing from her department's website.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia quietly drops recognition of West Jerusalem as capital of Israel

Exclusive: Former PM Scott Morrison’s decision to formally recognise West Jerusalem has now been reversed by Labor government

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s driven by fear’: Ukrainians and Russians with Jewish roots flee to Israel

A new wave of Ukrainian Jews and around one in eight Russian Jews has ‘made aliyah’, or emigrated, to Israel

Al Jazeera

Palestinians in Gaza protest against wave of Israeli violence

Protesters held banners in solidarity with victims of Israeli violence in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

The Independent UK

Israeli crackdown on Jerusalem refugee camp ignites unrest

Israeli security forces set up checkpoints that choked off the only exit and entry points of Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, bringing life to a standstill for its estimated 60,000 residents

The Guardian - UK

Israeli forces use live fire in clashes with Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem

Killing of Israeli soldier led to closure of refugee camp and worst violence in months

The National (Scotland)

Church of Scotland raise concerns over Liz Truss bid to move UK Israel embassy to Jerusalem

If the Prime Minister follows through it would be a break from decades of UK foreign policy and would follow in the footsteps of Donald Trump.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Police, Palestinians Clash in East Jerusalem

Israeli police and Palestinians clashed in neighborhoods throughout east Jerusalem overnight Wednesday, some of the fiercest unrest the contested city has seen in months. Tensions in east Jerusalem have been surging this week as police have conducted intensive searches in one neighborhood for the perpetrator behind a deadly shooting earlier…

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