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Resolution of the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch), Recognition of the Palestinian State, 18 June 2023

That State conference resolves to congratulate Prime Minister Albanese and Foreign Minister Wong on the restoration of aid to the Palestinian people and the shifting of Australia’s vote at the UN on matters relating to Israel’s occupation of Palestine. That State Conference re-affirms the resolution carried at the 2018 and 2021 national conferences, and supports…

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Resolution of the Australian Labor Party Queensland Branch Conference, 6 June 2021

This State Conference notes and congratulates the Federal ALP for re-affirming the 2018 National Conference resolution towards the recognition of Palestine: Condemns the current violence and incitement in Jerusalem which was sparked by: • the forced evictions in Sheik Jarrah to remove Palestinians from their homes and replace them with Israeli settlers, • the shooting…

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Australian Labor Party Special Platform Conference – 30 & 31 March 2021

Resolution amending the National Platform (motion moved by Penny Wong and seconded by Richard Marles) Israel and Palestine The Special Platform Conference supports the recognition and right of Israel and Palestine to exist as two states within secure and recognised borders; calls on the next Labor Government to recognise Palestine as a state; and expects…

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Policy on the democracy, totalitarianism in the Middle East, terrorism and Israel – Palestinian conflict adopted at the Congress of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), May 2015

Congress recognises and applauds the leadership role played by the ITUC in supporting the struggles of all democratic unions throughout the Middle East and North Africa, and the recent establishment of the ITUC-Arab regional organisation. The impact of Israeli- Palestinian conflict on the rights of all workers in the region and their families – Palestinians,…

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Australian Labor Party National Conference, December, 2018

(1) Policy on Israel & Palestine reaffirmed by the Australian Labor Party National Conference, December, 2018: Labor supports an enduring and just two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on the right of Israel to live in peace within secure borders internationally recognised and agreed by the parties, and reflecting the legitimate aspirations of the…

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Australian Labor Party National Conference, 2015

Chapter 11: Australia’s place in changing world Labor supports an enduring and just two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, based on the right of Israel to live in peace within secure borders internationally recognised and agreed by the parties, and reflecting the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people to also live in peace and security…

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International Trade Union Confederation ~ 3rd World Congress, Berlin, 23 May 2014

We denounce the occupation of Palestine by Israel, and will mobilise for a just and sustainable peace between Israel and Palestine, in accordance with the legitimacy of international law and in particu- lar Resolutions 242 and 338 of the UN Security Council. (http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/2CO_09_Peace_Disarmament_and_UN_03-10-2.pdf) We call for: An end to the construction of illegal Israeli settlements…

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