Labor’s foreign policy dilemma

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While Wong departed Australia amid criticism that she was not going to visit any of the massacre sites of the October 7 attacks, Israeli Foreign Minster Israel Katz thanked Wong for her “expression of solidarity with Israel and her crystal clear condemnation of [Hamas’] atrocities”. In Palestine’s de facto capital of Ramallah, as well as meeting Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, Wong strengthened Australia’s opposition to Israeli settlements in the West Bank by meeting victims of settler violence. Wong provided another $21 million in aid for Palestinians but at the end of the day, all she can really offer is...