October 27, 2022

Australia Remarks at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Chair of the Anti-Israel “Commission of Inquiry”, UN WebTV

https://media.un.org/index.php/en/asset/k1u/k1ukq81w1h

"Australia reaffirms our view that the HRC brings disproportionate scrutiny to Israel. We do not support the proposition that Israel is the only country that is a permanent item at the HRC, which is why Australia does not and will not engage in Item 7 of the Council’s debate and why we retain our fundamental concerns about the nature of the COI. We agree that settlements remain an obstacle to peace and contribute to the impasse we now see, but the report does little to assuage our fundamental concerns about the COI’s mandate. Its broad and one-sided recommendations are further evidence of the mandate’s excessive and one-sided scope. We will support initiatives which bring us closer to a negotiated solution. Australia remains deeply concerned about the ongoing conflict and the lack of progress towards a just and enduring two-state solution. Sadly, the current report does little to advance the cause of peace."