PM defends Palestine recognition after US ‘disgust’

Australia’s decision to recognise Palestine was made in the interest of its citizens, the prime minister has said, after a US official decried the move. Read more

‘Disgust’: US diplomat attacks ALP’s Palestine decision

America’s ambassador to Israel has taken aim at the federal government’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood at a United Nations meeting in September. Read more

Huckabee: Israel not committing genocide or starvation in Gaza

Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Sunday firmly rejected allegations that Israel is committing genocide or deliberately starving Gaza. Read more

Israel moving to replace U.S. aid with ‘win-win’ investment model

Israeli officials are preparing to phase out a longstanding U.S. foreign aid model and establish a new framework based on joint investments, innovation, and equal partnership. Read more

‘How about we put pressure where it really belongs, on Hamas,’ Huckabee tells WHO

Mike Huckabee, the newly installed U.S. ambassador to Israel, shared a public response to Dr. Hanan Balkhy, regional director for the eastern Mediterranean at the World Health Organisation, who called on him to allow more aid into Gaza. Read more

Huckabee arrives in Israel to represent Trump’s views – not his

Mike Huckabee – America’s first-ever evangelical Christian Ambassador to Israel – has – on his first day in office – visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem – the most sacred place in Judaism – a remnant of the Second Temple – destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE. Read more