Australia Foreign Minister Sanctions Israeli Youths Over Alleged Acts of Torture

The Australian Jewish Association has questioned the foreign minister’s involvement.

Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong delivers her keynote speech during the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia on March 4, 2024. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Serious allegations have been made against a group of Israeli youths in the West Bank, resulting in Australia’s foreign minister levelling Magnitsky-style financial sanctions and travel bans against them.

It is a long way from the Middle East to the office of Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and questions have been raised around the MP’s decision to become involved in a democratic ally’s legal processes.