Letter
A pivotal moment for change
Australia should immediately commit to recognise Palestine as a sovereign and independent state on pre-1967 lines, as almost 150 of the 193 UN countries have already done.
Recognition of a Palestinian state is solely a bilateral issue between Australia and Palestine. Israel itself does not declare its own borders; indeed, it claims the territory of other states.
As Francesca Albanese reminds us, the international community stands atop a precipice. The status quo since 1967 has been disastrous. For the last 668 days, we have watched a live-streamed settler-colonial genocide. Nothing will change unless we heed the clarion call for change.
— James Schofield from London