Australia must declare Israeli “annexation” in Occupied Palestinian Territories illegal

Amnesty International Australia has written to the Australian Foreign Minister, Senator Marise Payne, to urge her to publicly reaffirm Australia’s commitment to international law by stating that “annexation”, including that of the West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories, is illegal. On 3 June 2021 during Senate Estimates, Senator Janet Rice asked the Minister to clarify if …