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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 588

Scott Morrison

Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson, foreground left, and former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, background, visit Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Israel, November 5, 2023. Over 100 residents of the kibbutz were slaughtered by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
November 5, 2023, 10:08 am
Ex-UK PM Johnson: Marchers for ‘Free Palestine’ give moral support to Hamas terrorists
Visiting Israel with ex-Australian PM Morrison, Johnson denounces ‘moral fog’ overseas obscuring savagery of Oct. 7; says nobody should be telling Israel how to prevent recurrence
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 13, 2023. (Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Pool Photo via AP)
August 8, 2023, 4:14 pm
Australia pledges to reinstate use of term ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’
Foreign minister says Canberra will also formally harden its position on West Bank settlements, calling them a ‘significant obstacle to peace’
By ToI Staff
In this image taken from video, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks during a press conference, October 18, 2022, in Canberra, Australia. (Australia Pool via AP)
October 19, 2022, 1:19 am
After J’lem reversal, Israel said to fear Australia may recognize Palestinian state
Official indicates Jerusalem reacted very harshly to Canberra withdrawing recognition of West Jerusalem as Israeli capital in order to send ‘message’ about Palestinian statehood
By ToI Staff
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, left, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House in Canberra, Oct. 18, 2022. (Lukas Coch/Pool via AP)
October 18, 2022, 5:20 pm
Israel tells Australian envoy that reversal of Jerusalem recognition is ‘wretched’
Foreign Ministry political director summons Ambassador Paul Griffiths, says walkback encourages extremists and could undermine stability
By Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Yair Lapid gives a briefing to reporters at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on October 12, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
October 18, 2022, 10:05 am
Lapid slams Australia for dropping recognition of W. Jerusalem; ambassador summoned
Foreign Ministry says it is ‘disappointed’ by decision made for ‘shortsighted political considerations’; Palestinian Authority welcomes Canberra’s walkback
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, left, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House in Canberra, Oct. 18, 2022. (Lukas Coch/Pool via AP)
October 18, 2022, 5:02 am
Australia officially drops recognition of West Jerusalem as Israeli capital
Canberra, led by center-left Labor Party, reverses 2018 decision by previous government to offer formal recognition, after previously denying policy change
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Labor Party senator Penny Wong smiles as she introduces party leader Anthony Albanese at an event in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, May 22, 2022, after Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceding defeat to Albanese in a federal election. (AP/Rick Rycroft)
October 18, 2022, 1:29 am
Australia says no change to 2018 recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Foreign minister denies reversal of decision, made by previous government, after foreign affairs website removes description of policy
By ToI Staff and Michael Horovitz
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters, September 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
October 17, 2022, 5:14 pm
Australia quietly walks back recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
New center-left government deletes text on foreign affairs website describing policy; decision in 2018 received lukewarm reception in Israel because it didn’t include entire city
By Michael Horovitz
Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a news conference in Sydney, Aug. 17, 2022. (AAP Image/Flavio Brancaleone)
August 17, 2022, 10:26 am
Former Australian PM defends seizing extra powers in secret
Successor Albanese demands apology from ‘self-serving’ Morrison, who insists he only took on five ministerial roles for use in ‘extreme situations’
By AP
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison concedes defeat in the national elections in Sydney on May 21, 2022. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)
August 16, 2022, 12:19 pm
Australia’s former PM scolded for secretly seizing 5 ministerial roles
Current premier Anthony Albanese accuses predecessor of ‘trashing democracy’; Scott Morrison defends move as necessary to combat COVID pandemic
By AP
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison concedes defeat in the national elections in Sydney on May 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Nazanin Tabatabaee)
May 21, 2022, 5:03 pm
Australian PM concedes defeat, ending party’s 9-year rule; was firm backer of Israel
Scott Morrison, who recognized west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, congratulates opposition leader Anthony Albanese, whose Labor party supports recognizing Palestine as a state
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A worker pumps gas at a Lukoil station in Newark, New Jersey, on March 2, 2022. (AP/Ted Shaffrey)
March 7, 2022, 10:09 am
Congress to mull ban on Russian energy imports, Pelosi says
House speaker reveals envisioned law would also aim to block Moscow from World Trade Organization; Western nations ask Interpol to boot Russia
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinian boys line up to register for a summer camp organized by Hamas's military wing, the Iz-Ad Din Al-Qassam Brigades, in Gaza City, on June 14, 2021. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
February 17, 2022, 6:43 am
Australia to designate Hamas as terror group: ‘No place for hateful ideologies’
New listing will cover all Gaza-based group’s branches, after Canberra previously limited designation to military wing; Bennett: ‘Important step in global fight against terrorism’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Hezbollah and Amal supporters wave Hezbollah and Iranian flags as they shout slogans against Israel and the US during a protest in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, June 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
November 24, 2021, 4:08 am
Australia labels all of Hezbollah a terrorist organization
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews says Lebanon-based group poses ‘real’ and ‘credible’ threat to Australia, provides support to other terror groups; Bennett, Lapid welcome move
By AFP and ToI Staff
Climate activists march through the streets of Glasgow, Scotland, on November 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
November 15, 2021, 11:41 am
The Glasgow climate conference failed us, and the planet, big time
Without rich nations committing to phase out fossil fuels and without funding to help the developing world, humanity faces a grim future
By Sue Surkes
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