Australia: Jerusalem not Israel's capital

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 19, 2022 12:21 am

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.

REVERSAL OF POSITION Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong attends a meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (not pictured) at Parliament House in the capital Canberra on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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