Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I think we all understand why Senator Birmingham is doing this. This is not a domestic political fight. We stand for both Israel and Palestine. We believe in a two-state solution, and we do not believe that the sort of domestic politics that you are playing is any better than the sort of domestic politics we've seen from the Australian Greens. I will seek leave to move an amendment to the motion to add the words 'and the recognition of the state of Palestine as part of a peace process in support of a two-state solution and a just and enduring peace'.

Yes, we do affirm, as I have previously, that all states, including the State of Israel, have an inherent right to self-defence.