Who started it? In the case of the Israel-Arab conflict, the answer is lost in millennia of religious, ethnic and nationalist disputes. And yet uninvolved governments, institutions, corporations and individuals are expected to take sides.
Australia has traditionally been a loyal friend of the state of Israel but three words from Senator Penny Wong highlight the fragility of the situation., the answer is lost in millennia of religious, ethnic and nationalist disputes. And yet uninvolved governments, institutions, corporations and individuals are expected to take sides.
“On the Palestinian side, experiences of dispossession, injustice, deprivation, daily humiliation, endless violations of rights and a sense of abandonment by the world – including by Arab states – have caused immeasurable despair.” In diplomacy, words are weapons. And this signalled the Federal Labor Government’s condemnation of Israel’s ongoing expansion into land partitioned for Palestinian Arabs.
This motivated the fledgling United Nations to finally do something about the chaotic situation in the Levant that had resulted from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. But few nations accepted this ruling on the grounds it was territorial gain resulting from military action – something forbidden by Article 49 of the 1949 Geneva Convention.
“The Israeli legal position is that those areas captured by Israel from Jordan in 1967 are “disputed” territories. This position is held in common with the previous Australian government, the US, and several other countries.”“Australia’s diplomacy in the Middle East is marked by a delicate balancing act,” says Charles Sturt University political scientist Professor Sally Totman.
“For Australia, balancing its strategic interests with its commitment to human rights and democratic values remains a delicate task,” says Totman. “The shifting dynamics in global politics, including the reconfiguration of alliances, requires Australia to assess its relationship with, and policies towards, the Middle East with a long-term strategic approach.”
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