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Israeli Embassy Slams Labor Draft Platform Over Hamas Stance

7/21/2026

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The Israeli embassy in Canberra issued a statement denouncing Labor’s draft platform for blaming Israel and downplaying Hamas.
Conference organisers expected a debate but warned the embassy’s intervention could anger Labor members.
The Adelaide draft calls for opposition to annexation, an end to settler violence and occupation, expanding the 2023 policy.
Embassy officials called settler violence “marginal,” urged focus on terrorism, while Ministers Anne Aly and Penny Wong declined comment.

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The Israeli embassy in Canberra issued a statement denouncing Labor’s draft platform for blaming Israel and downplaying Hamas.
Conference organisers expected a debate but warned the embassy’s intervention could anger Labor members.
The Adelaide draft calls for opposition to annexation, an end to settler violence and occupation, expanding the 2023 policy.
Embassy officials called settler violence “marginal,” urged focus on terrorism, while Ministers Anne Aly and Penny Wong declined comment.