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From 2022 to 2023 Australia provided US$11.0 million to the Palestinian territories and US$12.9 million to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. [ 10 ] In October 2022 the Albanese government reversed the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and restarted using the term Occupied Palestinian ...
Refugees are governed by statutes and government policies which seek to implement Australia's obligations under the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, to which Australia is a party. Thousands of refugees have sought asylum in Australia over the past decade, [1] with the main forces driving movement being war, civil unrest and ...
Geographically, the majority of the Palestinian community in Australia resides in New South Wales (53.3%), followed by Victoria (26.6%), Western Australia (7.1%), and Queensland (5.3%). Migration patterns show that 64.9% of Palestinians arrived in Australia prior to 2000, while more recent arrivals occurred mainly between 2011 and 2020 (18.2%). [5]
President Donald Trump said he wants Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations to accept more Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip, saying he would like to "just clean out" the area.
Under international law, a refugee is a person who has fled their own country of nationality or habitual residence, and cannot return due to fear of persecution on account of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
North Korea and Israel held talks in 1993, but the talks were halted under pressure from the United States. [148] See Israel–North Korea relations for more details. 108 North Macedonia — 7 December 1995 [82] Date diplomatic relations established 109 Norway [when?] 4 February 1949: Date Norway recognized Israel — Oman: January 1996 [138] —
Given political tension within the state of Israel since the mid twentieth century, there are varied stances on the conflict within the Israeli Australian community. 76% of Israeli Australians consider themselves Zionists, 76% keep up with the news in Israel and 86% feel "a sense of responsibility to ensure that the State of Israel continues to ...
GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday it had opened an investigation into several employees suspected of involvement in the Oct. 7 attacks in ...