Australia Supports UN Resolution Demanding Israel End ‘Unlawful’ Presence in Palestine

The move has been criticised by the federal opposition who say it alienates key allies Israel and the United States.

A screen show the vote results from the resolution "Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine" at the General Assembly 46th plenary meeting on December 3, 2024, at UN headquarters in New York City. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images

The Australian Labor government has broken from the United States to back a U.N. resolution calling for Israel to end its “unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.”

Australia joined 157 countries backing the resolution, with eight countries voting against it, including the United States, Israel, and Milei-led Argentina.