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

I again go back—I know that Mr Abbott wants to dictate what Israel's defence tactics should be from Australia. What we say, as a matter of principle, is that Israel has a right to defend itself and that it is also the case that international law is to be respected. So people are clear, I make the point that the G7 itself, again on 3 October, made this statement:

We are also deeply concerned about the situation in Lebanon. We recall the need for a cessation of hostilities as soon as possible to create space for a diplomatic solution along the Blue Line, consistent with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701.

So we are very clearly where the majority of the international community is at. You are prosecuting a different position, and we all know why.