‘No mention of October 7’: US pressures Australia to vote down UN motion on Israel

The United States is pressuring Australia to vote down a UN motion demanding Israel withdraw from Gaza and the West Bank. The draft legislation proposed by the Palestinian Authority also calls for sanctions against Israel. It calls on Israel to comply with an International Court of Justice opinion that demands Israel end its “unlawful presence” in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The US is pushing its allies to reject the motion, which makes no mention of the October 7 attacks.