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Israel criticises Labor’s draft Palestine policy in rare foreign intervention ahead of party conference

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Statement by Israeli embassy in Canberra challenges proposed positions on settler violence and annexation of Palestinian territory

Israel has made an intervention into the Labor party’s internal processes, publicly criticising a draft policy platform that it claims risks blaming Israel for the Gaza conflict while giving “insufficient attention” to the role of Hamas.

The Israeli embassy in Canberra issued a four-page statement on Monday challenging the proposed positions on Palestine, Hamas and settler violence in the West Bank, due to be debated at this week’s Labor national conference.

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