Netanyahu Criticized About Palestine, Australian PM: People Want To See Peace In The Middle East

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese / PHOTO via Instagram @albomp

JAKARTA - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reiterated his government's decision to recognize the Palestinian State, and said the world wanted to see peace in the Middle East.

As reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Monday, September 29, Albanese provided a new defense of Canberra's important move after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the decision at the UN General Assembly last week.

"I think the world has emphasized our position very clearly. The people want to see peace and a ceasefire in the Middle East. They want to see the hostages released, they want to see aid distributed to the Gazan people," he said during a speech in England after his meeting with King Charles.

Australia's recognition of Palestine was delivered in conjunction with Canadian and UK decisions, Albanese said, adding that it was part of "a coordinated international effort to build new momentum for a two-state solution."

Recognition of an independent Palestinian State emerged amid an Israeli genocide war in Gaza that has killed more than 66,000 Palestinians, most of whom are women and children, since October 7, 2023.