Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Before the election, the then shadow Attorney-General, Mr Dreyfus, assured the Australian Jewish community there was no difference between the positions of the government—the Labor Party—and the opposition—now the Liberal and National parties—on Israel. As late as last Monday, the foreign minister's office denied any change of position to the media, to Jewish community representatives and to Israel's embassy. Why did the government mislead the government of Israel and the Australian Jewish community groups on this decision?