This conference:
This conference:- Acknowledges the binding decision of the International Court of Justice of 26 January 2024 that the Palestinians in Gaza have a plausible claim to be protected from acts of genocide and related prohibited acts.
- Acknowledges Australia’s obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
- Acknowledges the decision of the International Court of Justice of 19 July 2024 that Israel’s legislation and measures in the West Bank and East Jerusalem constitute a breach of Article 3 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, which prohibits racial segregation and apartheid.
- Acknowledges – and is alarmed by – the 23 June 2026 findings of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry determining that Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide and atrocity crimes in the Gaza Strip and war crimes in the West Bank.
- Supports the imposition of comprehensive trade sanctions on goods and services sufficiently connected to illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
- Supports the Labor Government acting to ensure Australian authorities are properly resourced to track, investigate and, where appropriate, prosecute dual nationals returning to Australia who are considered culpable for breaches of international humanitarian law, including those who have served in or materially supported the Israeli Defence Force.
- Calls on the Labor Government to withdraw defence cooperation and defence and trade representatives from Australia’s embassy in Tel Aviv.
- Calls on the Labor Government, following its historic recognition of the State of Palestine, to quickly exchange ambassadors and consolidate full diplomatic ties with the state
