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Violet_Crumble

(35,954 posts)
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 08:22 AM Jun 2014

Australia will not face trade sanctions over East Jerusalem stance

Sorry, the full title was too long to fit in the subject line...

Australia will not face trade sanctions over East Jerusalem stance, Palestinian diplomat Izzat Abdulhadi says

A key Palestinian diplomat says there will be no trade sanctions imposed on Australia as long as there are no further provocative remarks about East Jerusalem from the Federal Government.

Earlier this month Attorney-General George Brandis said the Government did not recognise or accept the term "occupied" East Jerusalem.

Speaking in New York a couple of days later, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said: "The truth is they are disputed territories and let's try to ensure that disputes are resolved fairly to all as best we can in an imperfect world."

The language upset Arab and Islamic countries, who see the area as "occupied", and the Palestinian delegation to Australia warned it could result in trade sanctions.

The head of the delegation Izzat Abdulhadi says the threat will not be acted on as long as there are no further inflammatory statements.

"So I mean it's good to continue this type of discussion, whatever, but we don't have the sort or reducing the trade process for the time being," he said.

Mr Abdulhadi made the comment after a second meeting with the Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop in a week.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/24316893/australia-will-not-face-trade-sanctions-over-east-jerusalem-stance-palestinian-diplomat-izzat-abdulhadi-says/


Urgh, having to meet with Julie Bishop twice in one week is something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy...



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