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Andrew Brown and Kat Wong

PM defends Palestine recognition after US 'disgust'

The top US diplomat in Israel is scathing of Australia's plan to recognise Palestinian statehood. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

The prime minister has returned verbal fire at a US diplomat, throwing his words back at him to defend Australia's recognition of Palestine. 

Australia on Monday revealed it would join other Western nations, including the UK, France and Canada, in recognising a state of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, in response to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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