Penny Wong: “Those allegations are terrible, they are horrific, the treatment is unacceptable.”

Israel’s actions are extinguishing the possibility of a two-state solution.

Continuing to delay elections undermines the prospects of a two-state solution.

Those who seek to divide us for clicks and votes should know that they make us weaker at home and more vulnerable in the world.

I will call in Israel’s Ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman and have directed Australia’s Ambassador to Israel to convey our views directly to Israel as the Australian Government considers next steps.