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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Jonathan Yerushalmy

As censure increases over war in Gaza, Israel finds support among Pacific Islands

People in Samoa march in support of Israel on 6 January 2024.
A march held in Apia, Samoa in support of Israel on 6 January 2024. Photograph: Sarafina Sanerivi/Samoa Observer

After almost two years of war in Gaza, tens of thousands of deaths and now the reality of famine, Israel has found itself increasingly isolated on the world stage, with alliances that date back to the country’s founding at breaking point.

Through the growing outrage however, a collection of island nations in the Pacific have stood steadfastly with Israel – with perhaps only the United States a more reliable international ally.

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