SYDNEY: Australia said on Tuesday it would no longer recognize West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, a policy reversal that prompted a curt rebuke from the Jewish state and praise from Palestinian authorities.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the city's status should be decided through Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, unwinding a contentious declaration by her country's previous conservative government.

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