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Australia might soon follow in controversial US footsteps and relocate its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the country's new prime minister hinted after discussing the issue with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
Arguing that a two-state solution has failed to achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that his government is contemplating moving the Australian embassy to the Holy City,
to somehow rejuvenate the negotiation process.
"We're committed to a two-state solution, but frankly, it hasn't been going that well, not a lot of progress has been made, and
you don't keep doing the same thing and expect different results," Morrison said Tuesday morning, speaking from Parliament House.
Crediting the former Australian ambassador to Israel, Dave Sharma, of bringing up the relocation issue to a public debate, Morrison noted that he remains "open-minded" about the "sensible"and "persuasive" possibility of following US President Donald Trump's controversial move. Establishing a permanent diplomatic presence in Jerusalem, the PM argued, will not impede the potential creation of independent state of Palestine alongside the state of Israel.
"You can achieve both" the two-state solution and Jerusalem being Israel's capital, he
claimed. "Indeed by pursuing both you are actually aiding the cause for a two-state solution."
Comment: France TALKS about sympathy for migrants, while ACTUALLY treating them like dirt. Italy TALKS about the dire need for a return to reasonable migration policy, while ACTUALLY assisting migrants who really need it and turning away those being helped into the EU by Soros NGOs.
It's all about sussing out the extent to which words match actions.