Australia-Israel relations
Encyclopedia
Australia-Israel relations refers to foreign relations between Australia
and Israel
.
against the Ottomans
.
Australia was the first country to vote in favour of the 1947 UN partition resolution, despite heavy pressure from the United Kingdom
on its fellow Commonwealth
nations to abstain on the resolution. Full diplomatic relations were established on 29 January 1949.
In general, Australia has a warm and cooperative relationship with the State of Israel.
On May 24, 2010 the Australian government expelled an Israeli diplomat over the use of Australian passports in the assassination of Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh
, with a statement by Parliament Foreign Minister Stephen Smith that the misuse of the passports was "not the act of a friend".
Australia supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that recognises Israel's right to exist in peace and also meets the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people.
Australia has an embassy in Tel Aviv and Israel likewise in Canberra. There are 104,000 Jews living in Australia.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
History
The relationship has a strong historical dimension, dating back to the First World War when Australian forces fought in the region, including in modern-day Israel, alongside their Allied CounterpartsAllies of World War I
The Entente Powers were the countries at war with the Central Powers during World War I. The members of the Triple Entente were the United Kingdom, France, and the Russian Empire; Italy entered the war on their side in 1915...
against the Ottomans
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
.
Australia was the first country to vote in favour of the 1947 UN partition resolution, despite heavy pressure from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on its fellow Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
nations to abstain on the resolution. Full diplomatic relations were established on 29 January 1949.
In general, Australia has a warm and cooperative relationship with the State of Israel.
On May 24, 2010 the Australian government expelled an Israeli diplomat over the use of Australian passports in the assassination of Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh
Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh
The assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, took place on January 19, 2010, in a Dubai hotel room. Al-Mabhouh—a co-founder of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamist Palestinian militant group Hamas—was wanted by the Israeli government for the kidnapping and murder of two...
, with a statement by Parliament Foreign Minister Stephen Smith that the misuse of the passports was "not the act of a friend".
Australia supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that recognises Israel's right to exist in peace and also meets the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people.
Australia has an embassy in Tel Aviv and Israel likewise in Canberra. There are 104,000 Jews living in Australia.