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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Israel criticises Labor’s decision to drop recognition of West Jerusalem as capital

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has criticised Australia’s decision to drop recognition of West Jerusalem as that country’s capital.
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has criticised Australia’s decision to drop recognition of West Jerusalem as that country’s capital. Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA

Israeli prime minister, Yair Lapid, has criticised Labor’s decision to drop the recognition of West Jerusalem as that country’s capital and Australia’s ambassador has been summoned to explain.

Lapid has accused the Australian government of a “hasty” foreign policy shift, after it reversed the previous government’s decision.

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