The Australian government has reportedly dropped its stance recognising West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, reversing a policy by former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, UK-based news outlet The Guardian reported on Monday.
“Australia looks forward to moving its embassy to West Jerusalem when practical, in support of, and after the final status determination of, a two-state solution.”Australia’s ruling Labor Party, which was then in opposition, had denounced Morrison’s moves as “all risk and no gain” and that it would reverse the decision.
In the aftermath of the US moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to West Jerusalem in May 2018, Morrison had said he was open to taking a similar step. But his government had said it would not move its embassy until a final settlement was agreed on a two-state solution. The decision was a major setback for Palestinian aspirations for statehood and angered much of the Muslim world. The status of Jerusalem is one of the biggest obstacles in multiple attempts to reach a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians.
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