Australia backs US over Israel barrier

[Judi Lynn]

Australia backs US over Israel barrier
July 21, 2004 - 6:14PM

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Australia was among just six nations that opposed a United Nations resolution calling on Israel to tear down part of its West Bank barrier, in a stance described as proof America dictated Australia's foreign policy.

Australia voted against a UN General Assembly resolution which backed a World Court ruling calling on Israel to tear down part of barrier - an unfinished 700km concrete and barbed wire fence built partly on West Bank territory.

The resolution was supported in the UN by 150 countries with only Australia, Israel, the US, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau voting against it, and 10 abstentions.

Australian Federation of Islamic Councils president Ameer Ali said the Australian vote sent a message to the Muslim community that the government had no sympathy for Palestine.
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http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/21/1090089212804.html

[rpannier]

1. The shrub kennel

shrub has a tony "the poodle" blair in britain and john "the pug" howard in australia. shrubs developing his own kennel.

[Matilda]

4. Woof, woof!!

Good dog - now back to your kennel until I call you again.

[D-Notice]

7. Not sure if you know, but...

UK actually voted in favour of the resolution

[rpannier]

11. So what???????

blair continues to back shrub on just about every other fascist foreign policy idea he has.

[D-Notice]

13. Well you know

Every little helps!

[leesa]

2. Shameful!

[IndianaGreen]

3. You mean, rightwing PM John Howard backs Bush

Most Aussies don't support Howard's foreign policy anymore than Italians support Berlusconi.

[rpannier]

12. and since...

my post was directed at john howard, which is why I said, "John 'the pug' Howard" I don't see what the problem is.

[jmcgowanjm]

5. I can't recall Australia being involved in these 150-6 UN votes

I mean of being on the short end.

And where's Honduras? They're usually part of the 6?

[SOS]

6. 150-3, really...

Marshall Islands population: 56,000
Micronesia: 109,000
Palau: 20,000

All three nations combined have less people than Lincoln, Nebraska.

[Voltaire99]

8. The price of this wall: another 9-11?

We citizens in the US can measure our unresponsive leaders' blind support of Israel's colonial policies in many and tragic ways: $100 billion in welfare, the unmitigated war in Iraq, the sorrow of 9-11, the risk of more terrorism, the world's disgust.

Once again on the question of Israel's ghettoization of the Palestinians, the civilized world has spoken in a chorus of moral revulsion. It does not believe in apartheid walls. We should not, either.

Think the US will be less isolated in the world with Kerry in power? To his shame, in February, he called the wall “a legitimate act of self defense.” John Kerry, wake the hell up.

[bobthedrummer]

9. Didn't New Zealand recently break diplomatic relations with Israel

and publicly charge two Israeli men in an identity theft case with being Mossad agents?

[lottie244]

10. One "apartheid" nation supporting another.

Look carefully where the money and power is in Austrailia and remember, Murdoch comes from there.

[rooboy]

14. So what? The other 50 states do as well, you know.... n/t