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Labor must not turn its back on Israel

The ALP has a long history of support for Israel. As it should.

16 August 2014

9:00 AM

16 August 2014

9:00 AM

Like many supporters of Israel across the Australian community, I am stunned by the erosion of sympathy and advocacy within the Labor Party in defence of the only democratic nation in the Middle East.

Shrugging one’s shoulders and writing off Labor as a lost cause would be a mistake for three reasons.

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Michael Easson is a founding member of the Australia-Israel-UK Leadership Dialogue.

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