Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has condemned the Albanese government’s decision to abstain from a controversial United Nations resolution against Israel.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused the Labor government of turning its back on Israel in a bid to win Greens votes after Australia abstained from a Palestinian-led UN vote resolution.Mr Dutton has asserted Australia needs to align itself more closely with its traditional allies, particularly the United States, and should have voted no.
“They should have voted with the United States. That much is very clear,” Mr Dutton told 2GB Radio on Thursday. Mr Dutton claimed former governments – including the Hawke, Howard, and Abbott administrations – would have supported Israel by voting no.Mr Dutton criticised the decision by the Albanese government as harmful to the country’s international relationships.
The Liberal leader claimed Labor was pandering in their international diplomacy decisions in a bid to win Western Sydney and Greens’ voters who support Palestine.
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